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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Sibyl instructed not to do as part of her bail agreement?
(a) Talk to her family about the case.
(b) Leave her home.
(c) Speak with Asa Bedford.
(d) Practice midwifery.

2. What was the group on the courthouse steps doing when the Danforths arrived?
(a) Protesting.
(b) Taking pictures.
(c) Waiting to interview Sibyl.
(d) Supporting Charlotte's family.

3. What did Tanner say Sibyl should have done before there was a medical emergency?
(a) Call an ambulance.
(b) Bring the doctor to the delivery.
(c) Give Charlotte medication.
(d) Send Asa for the doctor.

4. What did the midwife turned Ob-Gyn say Sibyl had successfully treated for Charlotte during her pregnancy?
(a) Morning sickness.
(b) High blood pressure.
(c) Anemia.
(d) Low blood sugar.

5. What did Connie notice about Hastings and Sibyl as the trial was about to begin?
(a) They seemed to disagree about Sibyl's defense.
(b) They seemed to dislike each other.
(c) Sibyl seemed to be afraid of Hastings.
(d) They were flirting with each other.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was given the first chance to speak in Sibyl's trial?

2. What did Connie begin to realize Charlotte had as she watched the jury selection?

3. Where was the arch of blood supposed to have been coming from?

4. What did the male past-patient that Tanner put on the stand say in his testimony?

5. What charge did Hastings hope for after it was determined that Sibyl would be charged?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the prosecutor put the state trooper on the stand to testify?

2. What did Hastings say about home births to make his point about their safety relative to hospital births?

3. What does the term "vagaled" mean?

4. Why did Hastings involve blood evidence and home birth experts before Sibyl was even charged?

5. Why did Hastings say that Asa could not possibly have seen the blood arch coming from Charlotte's abdomen?

6. Why did Hastings want a jury full of older women?

7. Why was it important for the prosecution to make the point that Anne was an enthusiastic student who did not believe in interfering with birth unless absolutely necessary?

8. Why was Hastings' winning of a motion to review Charlotte's medical records important?

9. Why did Sibyl refuse to accept any possible settlements that might be offered?

10. Why did Tanner say that Sibyl should have called an ambulance toward the beginning of the delivery?

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