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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 came to get Rhonda's children after her death?
(a) Their cousin
(b) Their grandmother
(c) Their father
(d) Their aunt

2. What had been Willie Traynor's dream?
(a) Traveling the world as a journalist
(b) Working for world news
(c) Coving the war efforts
(d) Working in politics

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

4. Who goes back to the office with Willie to await the jury's verdict?
(a) Ginger
(b) Baggs
(c) The district attorney
(d) Harry Rex

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Willie worry about after hearing Lydia Vince's testimony?

2. Where had Sam Ruffin been working when he was sixteen?

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

4. How does Willie describe the newspaper office?

5. What does Danny do as he gets off the stand?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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