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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bubba Crockett tell Willie that he knew was going to happen a week after Bubba arrived at Vietnam?

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

3. How does Sam leave town when Mr. Durant wants him dead?

4. Who is called as a witness that gives a very upsetting testimony?

5. What is the piece of land called where the Padgitt family lives?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the Padgitt family do in order to try and stop Willie from printing his news stories?

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. Describe Rhonda Kassellaw as she is explained in Chapter 2.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Willie eventually begins to talk about getting married. What is significant about his admittance that this is something he wants in his life?

Essay Topic 2

During the course of the story the main character, Willie, changes quite a bit. Explain Willie's character at the beginning of the story and then give an explanation of it as it appears at the end of the story. In what ways has he changed? In what ways has he remained unchanged?

Essay Topic 3

There is a lot of the story based on democracy, the right to vote, and the judicial system.

1) What views seem to be shown by the author in the story?

2) Do the views in the story seem to mirror those in real life? Explain.

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