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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 much money does Penn offer to Ray Presley to buy Presley's gun?
(a) $50,000.
(b) $75,000.
(c) $100,000.
(d) $25,000.

2. According to the article published after Penn's interview, what does Penn call Payton's murderers?
(a) Cowards.
(b) Evildoers.
(c) Heroes.
(d) Thieves.

3. When Penn gets in the car of the person who was following Penn home from the fundraiser, where do the two men go?
(a) Triton Battery.
(b) Biscuits and Blues.
(c) The police station.
(d) FBI Headquarters.

4. Where are Penn and his daughter when Penn decides to move back to his hometown?
(a) Epcot Center.
(b) Walt Disney World.
(c) King's Island.
(d) Sea World.

5. What is the name of the paper that Penn's interviewer works for?
(a) The Natchez Daily Herald.
(b) The Natchez Examiner.
(c) The Natchez Enquirer.
(d) The Natchez Times.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Tom, who raped Penn's aunt years earlier?

2. What is the occupation of Penn Cage's father?

3. How long before the story begins does Penn Cage's wife die?

4. As Penn and his interviewer discuss racism in the south, how does Penn react?

5. How does Althea react when Penn tells her that he's going to investigate Payton's murder?

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