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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. Who is surprisingly called to the stand to prove the point that Danny Padgitt can't get a fair trial?
2. Where does Willie get the money to buy the newspaper?
3. What had been wrong with Willie's mother that he hadn't had food as good as Callie Ruffin's?
4. What does the district attorney ask that they do for the murder trial?
5. What does Bubba Crockett tell Willie that he knew was going to happen a week after Bubba arrived at Vietnam?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Callie's feelings about being picked to be on the jury for the murder trial.
2. Describe what happens to Willie and his living situation in Chapter 29
3. Describe Rhonda Kassellaw as she is explained in Chapter 2.
4. Describe Willie's newspaper article about Rhonda's rape and murder in Chapter 5
5. Describe the testimony of Lydia's ex-husband.
6. What is the response when Willie prints the first installment of the story about the Ruffin family?
7. Describe the election campaign that takes place in Chapter 27.
8. Explain Callie's childhood and how she was educated.
9. What does the Padgitt family do in order to try and stop Willie from printing his news stories?
10. What happens in Chapter 15 between Rhonda and Willie.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There was a lack of physical evidence tying Danny Padgitt to the murders of the juror members.
1) Was it wrong to immediately suspect that it was Danny Padgitt? Why?
2) Why was Hank Hooten not thought of?
3) Was there any indication to the reader that it might not be Danny Padgitt? Explain?
Essay Topic 2
The story is about many things but seems to start and stop primarily with Willie's ownership of the newspaper. Why does the story stop at this point? Is it possible that this changes his plans to remain in Clayton?
Essay Topic 3
Why is Danny Padgitt the only member of the Padgitt family that is singled out and given any background or extended description on? What is the role of the Padgitt family?
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