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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 Sheriff McNaught ask Willie for?
(a) Harry Rex's number
(b) A list of jurors
(c) A ride back into town
(d) His story about Lenny's accident

2. What does Willie say Baggy very well might die of soon?
(a) Drunk driving
(b) Cancer
(c) Liver poisoning
(d) Heart attack

3. What does Darla leave with Willie before she leaves?
(a) Danny's address
(b) Her address
(c) Her phone number
(d) Darla's mother's address

4. Who does the Sheriff say he is going to have to talk to?
(a) Danny Padgitt
(b) Callie Ruffin
(c) Lucien Wilbanks
(d) County Coroner

5. What does Willie say makes it impossible for him to leave town?
(a) The killings
(b) Until Callie was better
(c) Until the paper was fully taken over
(d) Until the elections were over

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Willie do once the house is finished?

2. Who is one of the few people that speaks out about getting the big business store in Clayton?

3. What does Harry Rex tell Willie to do?

4. How much is Willie told his newspaper business is worth?

5. What does Willie say they will have to give if they want the paper?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the conversation that Willie has with Callie in Chapter 37.

2. How does the news of Danny Padgitt hit the people in Clayton as it is described in Chapter 31?

3. Describe the courtroom scene and the shooter in Chapter 43.

4. Give the details of Mo Teale's murder in Chapter 38.

5. What do Lenny Fargarson and Willie talk about in Chapter 34?

6. Recount the conversation between Willie and Mr. McGrew.

7. Describe the parole hearing that takes place in Chapter 33.

8. Describe the conversation had between Harry Rex and Willie in chapter thirty-eight about Willie selling the paper.

9. Describe what happens after Callie's last heart attack in Chapter 44?

10. What happens at Mr. Youry's house in Chapter 40?

(see the answer keys)

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