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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 is Goodwin's position on his case?
(a) He has pled guilty.
(b) He wants to make a deal.
(c) He wants a new lawyer.
(d) He wants sentenced as soon as possible.

2. What will probably happen to Goodwin?
(a) He will get 20 years in prison.
(b) He will get life in prison.
(c) He will hang.
(d) He will be found not guilty.

3. How old is Temple when she takes the stand in Goodwin's trial?
(a) 23.
(b) 18.
(c) 20.
(d) 25.

4. What is Belle doing when Benbow returns home?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Napping.
(c) Knitting.
(d) Reading.

5. What does Temple repeatedly demand?
(a) Perfume.
(b) Drinks.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Hot baths.

Short Answer Questions

1. Benbow learns that Temple is in what city?

2. Who runs Ruby out of the hotel?

3. What does Narcissa offer to pay for for Ruby?

4. Who is the doctor who services the whorehouse?

5. Who is Benbow's stepdaughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Popeye take Temple in Memphis?

2. Explain the metaphor of Temple's being tossed around during the rough car ride.

3. Why is Temple's story especially disturbing for Benbow?

4. Why does Narcissa continue to insert herself into Benbow's life?

5. In what way does Ruby try to save Benbow's reputation?

6. What is strange about Reba's lack of questioning Temple's situation?

7. How does Faulkner finally indicate who was murdered?

8. What does Benbow learn about Temple and Popeye's location just prior to the trial?

9. How do Virgil Snopes and Fonzo unwittingly end up staying at Reba's whorehouse?

10. What is the nature of Temple's court appearance?

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