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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 Willie find under his door when he returns to work?

2. What happens when the sniper is caught?

3. What group decides to write a bunch of letters to be printed taking Willie's view point on the war?

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

5. How old is Willie when he takes over ownership of the paper?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Willie's newspaper article about Rhonda's rape and murder in Chapter 5

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

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

5. Describe the scene in Chapter 8 where Willie meets Callie Ruffin for the first time.

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Much of the town knew that the killer of the jury members was very patient and would wait until he could easily get to them.

Were the precautions taken by the towns people to protect their friends and family unnecessary? Useless? Explain.

How would the scene have differed if it had been a modern day setting?

Essay Topic 2

Mental illness is talked about a little bit in regards to Hank Hooten. Would it have been more helpful if the author had given more information about this character? Why was Willie so willing to agree not to publish any of the doctor's information about Hank Hooten's illness?

Essay Topic 3

What role does desegregation play in the story? How would the story have changed had it been more modern day?

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