2. What does Sheriff McNaught ask Willie for?
(a) Harry Rex's number
(b) His story about Lenny's accident
(c) A ride back into town
(d) A list of jurors

3. Who does Baggy say took a bribe in order to release Danny Pagitt?
(a) Sheriff Andy Taylor
(b) Governor Terrance Martin
(c) Senator Theo Morton
(d) Mayor Thomas McClain

4. What does Lucien Willbanks specifically say about Willie in regards to the meeting?
(a) Willie is to bring cookies
(b) Willie is not to print any information
(c) Willie is not to know about it
(d) Willie is not invited

5. What does Willie admit that he started some of his arguments because of?
(a) To have something to write about
(b) A need to be heard
(c) Boredom
(d) Fun

6. What does Willie say they will have to give if they want the paper?
(a) 1.2 million plus a job for Sam Ruffin
(b) 1 million plus a permanent office for Willie to stay in
(c) 1.5 million
(d) 2 million

7. What happens to Callie in Chapter 44?
(a) A lung collapses
(b) Cancer is found
(c) Another heart attack
(d) Another stroke

8. What does Callie Ruffin say she remembered about the person killed?
(a) He was in such pain because of his accident
(b) They had prayed together
(c) He had been polite
(d) He loved his parents

9. Where do the Ruffin children go to stay the night while Callie is in the hospital?
(a) Back to their homes
(b) Willie's house
(c) Callie's home
(d) Hotels

10. What does Willie learn the murder victims had in common?
(a) Voted against the death penalty for Padgitt
(b) Had taken money from the Padgitts
(c) Voted for the death penalty for Padgitt
(d) Were writting books about the trial

11. Who is expecting trouble with Danny Padgitt out of jail?
(a) Baggs
(b) Sam Ruffin
(c) Callie Ruffin
(d) Willie

12. What does the state trooper find in the car filled with high school students hours after graduation?
(a) Guns
(b) Opium
(c) Marijuana
(d) Crack

13. What does Callie Ruffin decide to do though Esau and Sam advise against it?
(a) Put out an add for a body guard
(b) Move
(c) Attend the funeral
(d) Go to the new shopping store

14. What does Willie tell Harry Rex he is thinking about doing?
(a) Going to Padgitt island
(b) Marrying
(c) Selling the paper
(d) Moving from Ford County

15. What does Willie say he is losing interest in?
(a) Journalism as a vocation
(b) The drama
(c) The newspaper business
(d) Being in a small town