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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long before the story begins does Penn Cage's wife die?
(a) Ten months.
(b) Two months.
(c) Seven months.
(d) Five months.

2. Of what is Penn accused by the woman who throws a drink in his face?
(a) Ruining her son's life.
(b) Ruining her husband's life.
(c) Ruining her daughter's life.
(d) Ruining her life.

3. Where do Penn and Tom dispose of the gun?
(a) In the river.
(b) In the backyard.
(c) In the cemetery.
(d) In the swamp.

4. How much time passes before Presley begins talking about Hillman's murder?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Twenty-five years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Twenty years.

5. What does Penn do when he sees that Leo Marston has arrived at the fundraising party?
(a) Asks for a continuance.
(b) Confronts the judge.
(c) Asks for a meeting.
(d) Sends his father home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Penn stops in Huntsville to witness the execution of ___________.

2. After committing a racially-motivated murder in California, where did Hanratty and his brothers escape to?

3. What is the nickname of the person who follows Penn home from the fundraiser?

4. Which character is friends with Penn even though he is Jewish and Penn is not?

5. What is the name of Penn Cage's mother?

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