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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. Who does Willy expect to see at his office after the trial is over?
(a) Ginger
(b) The district attorney
(c) Callie
(d) Harry Rex

2. What did Esau instruct his children to do before they left home?
(a) Send home money
(b) Call once a week
(c) Write once a month to their motherc
(d) Write once a week to their mother

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

4. Who is the second witness called?
(a) Rhonda's neighbor
(b) Rhonda's sister
(c) Danny Padgitt
(d) Rhonda's children

5. Why does Baggy say the family has decided to leave the trial in their hometown?
(a) They can buy the jury there
(b) So that Danny will be closer to home
(c) They don't have the money to go through all the steps
(d) They can drive to the trial easier

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Willie put in his article that he knows will get him a 'slap on the wrist'.

3. Where does Will offer to drive Ginger, Rhonda's sister?

4. How many letters to the editor about the trial does Willie send on to print?

5. Where is the sniper located?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene in Chapter 8 where Willie meets Callie Ruffin for the first time.

2. What happens when Harry Rex asks Mr. Durant to forgive Sam for the affair?

3. Describe the testimony of Lydia's ex-husband.

4. What happens when Willie goes to Callie's house in Chapter 29?

5. Describe the letters that Willie receives after the trial.

6. Describe Lydia Vince's testimony in Chapter 16.

7. Describe what happened to Sam Ruffin.

8. Describe Willie's newspaper article about Rhonda's rape and murder in Chapter 5

9. Describe what happens after Malcolm Vince is murdered in Chapter 22.

10. Explain Callie's childhood and how she was educated.

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