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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Hastings' opening remarks begin?
(a) Before Tanner's.
(b) Late evening.
(c) After lunch.
(d) On the second day of the trial.

2. Who testified that her personal belief was that home births are dangerous?
(a) A nurse-midwife.
(b) The state trooper.
(c) Anne.
(d) Charlotte's mother.

3. What did Tanner say about home births in his opening remarks?
(a) They are dangerous.
(b) Most go well.
(c) Charlotte's was a rare case.
(d) They should be outlawed.

4. What did the male past-patient that Tanner put on the stand say in his testimony?
(a) Sibyl was honest about the safety of home birth.
(b) Sibyl had made his wife push too long.
(c) Sibyl had misled him and his wife about the safety of home birth.
(d) Sibyl had not treated his wife's anemia.

5. What did Hastings get the nurse-midwife who testified to admit in his cross-examination of her?
(a) She was lying.
(b) Sibyl was an excellent midwife.
(c) People in her own profession often delivered babies at home.
(d) Charlotte was a good candidate for home birth.

6. Who did the state call as their first witness?
(a) The medical examiner.
(b) A state trooper.
(c) Sibyl.
(d) Anne.

7. What did Hastings say Anne failed to do?
(a) Call the police.
(b) Appropriately assist Sibyl.
(c) Tell the truth on the stand.
(d) Stop Sibyl from performing the C-section.

8. How does the Danforth family react to the release of the autopsy report?
(a) They were thrilled.
(b) They became more confident.
(c) They considered running away.
(d) Their hopes dropped.

9. What was the profession of the person who testified that Charlotte's medical history should have prevented her from participating in a home birth?
(a) Midwife turned Ob-Gyn.
(b) Midwife.
(c) Nurse-midwife.
(d) Medical examiner.

10. What did Anne do at the end of her testimony?
(a) Became very calm.
(b) Refused to answer any more questions.
(c) Stated Sibyl did not kill Charlotte.
(d) Accused Sibyl of murder.

11. When did Tanner's opening remarks end?
(a) Just before lunch.
(b) Late in the evening.
(c) Shortly before dinner.
(d) Mid-morning.

12. In Chapter 12, how many years in prison does Connie say Sibyl could have been sentenced to?
(a) Ten.
(b) Forty.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Five.

13. Who reviewed Charlotte's medical records with Hastings?
(a) Patty.
(b) Asa.
(c) Sibyl.
(d) Cheryl.

14. What did Tanner say Sibyl should have known because she was a lifelong resident of Vermont?
(a) A storm was coming.
(b) That she would be accused of murder.
(c) The phone number for the hospital.
(d) That home births are dangerous.

15. Who admitted during cross-examination that Sibyl did not know about Charlotte's medical history?
(a) The coroner.
(b) The midwife.
(c) The medical examiner.
(d) The midwife turned Ob-Gyn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sibyl try to do after delivering Charlotte's baby?

2. When Sibyl is arrested, what misdemeanor charge is brought against her?

3. What did Connie initially think the investigator Hastings hired was?

4. What did the coroner testify that Sibyl had done?

5. What reason did Stephen give for Asa's inability to see an arch of blood?

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