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

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

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

4. What happens that Willie is able to cover and helps his newspaper grow?
(a) Vietnam war
(b) Desegregation
(c) The price of milk goes up
(d) A riot in Memphis

5. What does Willie hear while in his office?
(a) A bomb going off
(b) Police sirens
(c) Gun shots
(d) Screaming

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Willie get the money to buy the newspaper?

3. What signals the end of the letters about the war?

4. Who does Willie receive a phone call from?

5. What does Baggy say surprised him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in Chapter 15 between Rhonda and Willie.

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

3. Describe the goat barbecue that Willie is invited to with Harry Rex.

4. What happens when Willie and his photographer learn about the murder and rape?

5. Describe the election campaign that takes place in Chapter 27.

6. What is the response when Willie prints the first installment of the story about the Ruffin family?

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

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

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

10. Describe the lunch in Chapter 11 at Callie Ruffin's house.

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