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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 does Bubba say will not be at the poker game?
(a) Pot
(b) Food
(c) War stories
(d) Beer

2. Why does Harry Rex later tell Willie that Callie was chosen as a juror?
(a) Her family knew Rhonda
(b) Willie's articles about her
(c) Willie's lunches with her
(d) She was well educated

3. What does the Sheriff say he is thankful he didn't do?
(a) Testify
(b) Speak out against Danny Padgitt
(c) Serve on the Padgitt trial jury
(d) Work for the Padgitts

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the sniper wearing when found?

2. What happens that Willie is able to cover and helps his newspaper grow?

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

4. What is Willie told in reference to how Danny is most likely being treated while in jail?

5. What do Willie and the Tishomingo County Sheriff laugh at?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe what happens to Willie and his living situation in Chapter 29

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

6. What happens between Ginger and Willie in Chapter 18?

7. Describe the scene in Chapter 28 when Willie goes to play poker with Bubba and Bubba's friends.

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

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

10. 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?

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