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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 13 | Part 1, Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had been wrong with Willie's mother that he hadn't had food as good as Callie Ruffin's?
(a) Bulimic
(b) She worked all the time and didn't cook
(c) She never bought food
(d) Anorexic

2. What is the piece of land called where the Padgitt family lives?
(a) Padgitt Mountain
(b) Padgitt Holler
(c) Padgitt Island
(d) Padgitt Commune

3. Who tells Willie and his photographer the story?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Deece
(b) The bartender
(c) The arresting officer
(d) Rhonda's children

4. What is it about Danny Padgitt that makes the cop reach for his handcuffs?
(a) Blood and alcohol
(b) The phone call from the victim's neighbor
(c) Blood and his angry voice
(d) Danny is talking about a woman that is dead

5. Why does Baggy say that Callie will be chosen as a juror?
(a) Blacks were thought to be more sympathetic to criminals
(b) Callie was a smart woman
(c) Blacks were to uneducated to know
(d) Blacks were easy to manipulate

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the rumors in the town say that the district attorney had made his request?

2. Why does Baggy say the family has decided to leave the trial in their hometown?

3. How did Mr. DeJarnette die?

4. Who is surprisingly called to the stand to prove the point that Danny Padgitt can't get a fair trial?

5. What did seven of Esau and Calia Ruffin's eight children earn?

(see the answer key)

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