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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Willie says Bubba and his friends say their war experiences are ______________.
(a) Unreal
(b) Theraputic
(c) Frightening
(d) Disturbing

2. What is wrong with Callie?
(a) Low blood sugar
(b) High blood pressure
(c) Hadn't eaten
(d) Had a heat stroke

3. What kind of car did the landlord have that Willie buys?
(a) Cadillac
(b) GTO
(c) Mercedes
(d) Volkswagen

4. What does Sam contact Willie and ask him to do?
(a) Get protection
(b) Sneak him into town
(c) Talk to Mr. Durant on Sam's behalf
(d) Get him a fast car

5. What does Willie put in his article that he knows will get him a 'slap on the wrist'.
(a) Bad language
(b) Picture of a black soldier
(c) Negative talk about the president
(d) A picture of a grieving mother

6. 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 easy to manipulate
(d) Blacks were to uneducated to know

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

8. Where does Willie get the money to buy the newspaper?
(a) His grandmother
(b) His college friend
(c) His trust fund
(d) The local bank

9. What piece of evidence is presented that had belonged to Danny Padgitt?
(a) His bloody blue jeans
(b) His bloody shirt
(c) His knife
(d) His blood soaked shoes

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

11. What happens to The Ford County Times?
(a) It goes bankrupt
(b) It gets sued
(c) The owner has a heart attack
(d) It burns down

12. At lunch that week what does Callie call Willie?
(a) Thick headed
(b) Courageous
(c) Stupid
(d) Marvelous

13. Why do the rumors in the town say that the district attorney had made his request?
(a) To make it harder to buy a jury
(b) To stop gossip
(c) To keep word of the trial from leaking out
(d) To make it harder for Danny to escape

14. What story does Willie run that many of his staff members are not happy with?
(a) The story of crooked politicians
(b) Rhonda's life story
(c) The Padgitt family story
(d) The Ruffin family story

15. What does Harry Rex give Willie?
(a) A bottle of whiskey
(b) His phone number
(c) A gun
(d) A hunting knife

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Harry Rex later tell Willie that Callie was chosen as a juror?

2. What group decides to write a bunch of letters to be printed taking Willie's view point on the war?

3. What verdict does the jury come to in regards to Danny serving a life sentence or receiving the death penalty?

4. What does the funeral home directer tell Willie when Willie says that his landlord, Mr. Magargel, is dead?

5. Who does Willy expect to see at his office after the trial is over?

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