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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Stone's profession?

2. What is Stone instructed to not put on in the courtroom?

3. What does Bob Cantor reveal to Stone about Paul Manning?

4. Allison tells Stone that Paul made monthly alimony payments to his first wife in the amount of _____________.

5. Allison refuses to leave the island without her briefcase and ____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Chris Wheaton's opinion of Allison and how does she intend to portray Allison in the broadcast segment?

2. What does Stone learn about Paul Manning from his conversation with Bob Cantor?

3. Who is Hilary Kramer and what is her role in the story?

4. Why does Allison have mixed feelings regarding Stone's payment to Libby?

5. What request does Sir Leslie make of the court regarding Stone?

6. Who is Arrington Carter and what is her relationship with Stone?

7. What is Stone's plan for putting some public pressure on Sir Winston regarding the case?

8. Who is Allison Manning and how does Stone come in contact with her?

9. What does Sir Winston insinuate about Allison's role in her husband's death at the coroner's inquest?

10. What is significant about Stone's finding the new rubber dinghy still intact on the yacht?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of greed. Identify at least two themes about greed in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the overall setting for the novel. Why does Woods use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Woods uses more than one instance of irony in the story. Cite at least two other examples you can identify in the story, and note why they are examples of irony.

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