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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. When does the Mississippi Supreme Court issue a unanimous ruling declaring Carousel a public nuisance and closes the nightclub?
(a) January 20, 1974.
(b) January 11, 1974.
(c) January 14, 1974.
(d) January 3, 1974.

2. Where is Henry Taylor incarcerated when he is killed?
(a) Kemper County.
(b) Rankin County.
(c) Bolivar County.
(d) Marshall County.

3. In Chapter 27, how many waitresses does Burch call to the stand?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

4. When Agent Lewis searches the suspicious pickup after the bombing, for what motel do they find a room key?
(a) Star Inn.
(b) Beach Bay Motel.
(c) Edgewater Inn.
(d) Biloxi Beach Hotel.

5. In Chapter 27, how many prospective jurors are on a list Judge Oliphant gives to Jesse and Joshua Burch?
(a) 55.
(b) 50.
(c) 45.
(d) 60.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many murders does Bayard Wolf reveal when he confesses the details of contract killings he arranged?

2. In Chapter 28, how long has Stofer been working at the Red Velvet?

3. In Chapter 46, where is Hugh taken to jail when he is arrested?

4. Where is Stofer transferred after he provides information about Fats' drug trafficking?

5. How much time does Keith spend with Harley Stofer at Parchman in June 1980?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Jesse killed?

2. Why does Mississippi switch from using the gas chamber to lethal injection?

3. Why does Joshua Burch refer Hugh to another lawyer after the trial?

4. Why is there a mistrial for GInger's trial?

5. Who is appointed as special prosecutor for Jesse's murder trial and why?

6. What are the Rudy children doing in Chapter 29?

7. In May 1973, why do Jesse, Agnes, Beverly, and Laura drive to Oxford?

8. When and how are Fats and Kilgore arrested?

9. What is life like for Lance when he is released from Parchman?

10. How does Henry Taylor die, and how is his body disposed of?

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