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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. Which entries in Sibyl's notebook did Connie read?
2. Who reviewed Charlotte's medical records with Hastings?
3. What did the female past-patient that Tanner put on the stand say in her testimony?
4. What word caught Connie's eye when she was in a conference room at Hastings' place of business?
5. What did the coroner testify that Sibyl had done?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Why did Tanner depict Charlotte as a frail woman?
3. Why did Tanner say that Sibyl should have called an ambulance toward the beginning of the delivery?
4. Why did Hastings say that Asa could not possibly have seen the blood arch coming from Charlotte's abdomen?
5. What does the term "vagaled" mean?
6. What was unusual about Hastings' delivery of the manslaughter charges to Sibyl?
7. Why did Sibyl refuse to accept any possible settlements that might be offered?
8. What realization did Connie come to while she was watching the goings on in the court during the jury selection?
9. What was significant about the manner in which Sibyl stitched Charlotte's body?
10. Why did Hastings involve blood evidence and home birth experts before Sibyl was even charged?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does Charlotte's death have such a profound effect on Sibyl? How is her position as a midwife significant in her reaction? How might her reaction have been different if she were a doctor?
Essay Topic 2
How does Connie fit the role of protagonist? What is unusual about her role as protagonist?
Essay Topic 3
What is Hastings' defense of Sibyl like? What tactics does he use? Which methods seem effective, and which do not? Why did Connie have such a strong reaction to the word "vagal"? How was it important in Sibyl's trial?
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