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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. What does Piston discover?
(a) A severed finger
(b) A bottle of moonshine
(c) A death threat
(d) A bomb

3. How much money does Willie lose playing poker?
(a) $55
(b) $20
(c) $1000
(d) $100

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it about Danny Padgitt that makes the cop reach for his handcuffs?

2. What happens to the newspaper after Willie's second story in Chapter 6?

3. What had Mr. Hocutt had painted on both doors of his car?

4. Who receives one of the summons to be on the jury pool?

5. What happens when the sniper is caught?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Willie's new look that he puts into play in Chapter 21.

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

3. Describe the last day of the trial in Chapter 19 when Danny's punishment is to be decided.

4. Describe the news story that Willie runs in Chapter 6 and what happens because of it.

5. What is Willie's response when he learns that a young man from Ford county has been killed in the Vietnam war in Chapter 28?

6. What does Willie's story in Chapter 9 entail?

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

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

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

10. How are the Padgitt family members described in Chapter 3?

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