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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 does Easter tell Marlee when he calls her?

2. What information does Swanson get about Marlee from Beverly Monk?

3. What is the jury vote on whether or not nicotine is addictive?

4. What are the jurors allowed to do that they previously had not been allowed to do previously?

5. After figuring out the average about how much money does the jury believe should be awarded to Mrs. Wood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Judge Harkin's instructions require the jurors to do?

2. What happens when Marlee meets with Marcus for the second time?

3. What happens when Hoppy arrives at the motel to visit with his wife, Millie and how does Millie respond?

4. What doesn't surprise Fitch that he learns about Marlee?

5. What opinions on the verdict do Lonnie, Gladys and Angel have?

6. What does Beverly Monk wake up thinking about and what does it lead her to do?

7. What happens before the jury returns to the courtroom to deliver the verdict?

8. What does FBI Agent Alan Madden do with Napier and Nitchmann?

9. How long did Marlee and Easter work together to achieve this verdict?

10. What do Fitch and Marlee talk about when they meet an hour after their first meeting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marlee contacted both sides. Do you believe this was a good strategy? Why or why not? Do you think the lawyers for both sides reacted appropriate to her? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think it was so important for Marlee to hide her past from Fitch? Do you agree with her that it was critical to keep that information secret? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think the CEOs were so quick to trust Fitch? Do you think they were justified to trust him? Why or why not?

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