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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 Sheriff McNaught ask Willie for?

2. What denomination of church does Willie visit first?

3. What does Willie give Mrs. Callie when they have lunch?

4. What does Willie tell Harry Rex he is thinking about doing?

5. What does McGrew want Willie to do if they buy the paper?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the reaction when Willie learns that Danny Padgitt's parole hearing is to be held the next day in Chapter 33.

2. What does Lucien say about Danny's involvement with the murders?

3. What does Sheriff McNaught say to Maxine Root in the end of Chapter 39?

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

5. Describe the conversation that Willie has with the people looking to buy his paper in Chapter 36.

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

7. Describe the scene in Chapter 42 when Maxine Root receives the package from her sister.

8. Describe the effect it has on Willie when there is a large offer made on his business.

9. Describe Callie's trip to Memphis with Willie in Chapter 41.

10. What is Willie's reaction to seeing Hank Hooten in Chapter 32?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is a vast change in response from the time that Rhonda Kassellaw is murdered to the point in time when Danny Padgitt gets paroled. Describe the differences in the public response and why the change occurs.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

1) What point of view does the author seem to take on the draft that was used during Vietnam?

2) What does it convey to the reader that Sam was willing to dodge the draft? Explain your answer.

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