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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 McGrew want Willie to do if they buy the paper?
2. What does Bubba say the Padgitts should stick to?
3. How many churches does Willie make a list of in Ford County?
4. What are Lenny and his parents seemingly worried about?
5. What is supposedly in the box that came from Maxine Root's sister?
Short Essay Questions
1. What had Willie envisioned happening after he sold the paper and began traveling as it is described in Chapter 44?
2. Describe the Danny Padgitt parole hearing in Chapter 36.
3. Describe what happens after Callie's last heart attack in Chapter 44?
4. What does Mrs. Callie say about Mr. Wainwright and his store in Chapter 34?
5. What does Lucien say about Danny's involvement with the murders?
6. Describe the conversation had between Harry Rex and Willie in chapter thirty-eight about Willie selling the paper.
7. Describe the reaction when Willie learns that Danny Padgitt's parole hearing is to be held the next day in Chapter 33.
8. What do Lenny Fargarson and Willie talk about in Chapter 34?
9. Describe the murder that takes place in Chapter 37.
10. Recount the conversation between Willie and Mr. McGrew.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Callie Ruffin doesn't approve of the mixed race marriage that she sees while in Memphis. How do her feelings of the mixed race couple add to the story line? Has the view on mixed race couples changed a lot since the seventies? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
Callie dies before Willie can tell her that he has sold the paper. What did it signify that Callie was never told that Willie had sold the paper? Describe the relationship between the two characters.
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