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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Willie and the Tishomingo County Sheriff laugh at?
(a) How inbred the Padgitts are
(b) How rediculous Lydia's testimony was
(c) The bad road construction
(d) How corrupt Sheriff Coley has become

2. What had Mr. Hocutt had painted on both doors of his car?
(a) Knives
(b) Flames
(c) Eagles
(d) American flags

3. Who is murdered in a nearby county?
(a) Lydia Vince
(b) Harry Rex
(c) Malcolm Vince
(d) A Padgitt employee

4. What happens to the newspaper after Willie's second story in Chapter 6?
(a) The paper gets sued
(b) Willie is forced to add another reporter
(c) The revenue doubles
(d) They sell out of papers

5. Who does Willie receive a phone call from?
(a) Harry Rex
(b) Callie
(c) Esau
(d) Baggs

6. Where do the landlord's sisters say they will move?
(a) Florida
(b) California
(c) Virginia
(d) Alabama

7. What does Mr. Durant say when Harry Rex says that Sam has asked for forgiveness?
(a) He will wait on Sam with a gun
(b) He has forgiven Sam
(c) Which affair was that
(d) He has Alzheimers and can't remember

8. Who is called as a witness that gives a very upsetting testimony?
(a) Rhonda's sister
(b) Mrs. Deece
(c) Mr. Deece
(d) The coroner

9. What does Harry Rex invite Willie to come to?
(a) A small dance
(b) A muddin' party
(c) A goat roast
(d) A creek party

10. What does the district attorney ask that they do for the murder trial?
(a) Enlarge the jury pool
(b) Move the trial to a different state
(c) Pull the death sentence off the table
(d) Have a mock trial

11. What happens when the sniper is caught?
(a) Put into a mental institution
(b) Put on medication and sent home
(c) Put into county jail
(d) Given a phsyc eval and sent home

12. Why had Bubba's older brother been rejected by the draft?
(a) Too old
(b) Eyesight
(c) Bad leg
(d) Genetic condition

13. How long does it take to get the verdict back?
(a) Two days
(b) Half a day
(c) Four hours
(d) Less than an hour

14. How many letters to the editor about the trial does Willie send on to print?
(a) Eighteen
(b) Twelve
(c) Three
(d) Six

15. What is the Padgitt family known for selling?
(a) Whiskey
(b) Stolen vehicles
(c) Government contraband
(d) Pigs

Short Answer Questions

1. What piece of evidence is presented that had belonged to Danny Padgitt?

2. Who makes fun of Willie's new wardrobe?

3. What happens that Willie is able to cover and helps his newspaper grow?

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

5. Who goes back to the office with Willie to await the jury's verdict?

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