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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chatpers 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the story initially describe Tom Cage?
(a) A fine man.
(b) An incompetent doctor.
(c) A lying thief.
(d) A dangerous man.

3. Where was Hanratty's brother shot?
(a) In the eye.
(b) In the leg.
(c) In the heart.
(d) In the back.

4. How many Hanratty brothers are there?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

5. As Penn and his interviewer discuss racism in the south, how does Penn react?
(a) Unashamedly.
(b) Politically.
(c) Acceptingly.
(d) Defensively.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the occupation of the father of the girl Penn was involved with during high school?

2. How did Payton die?

3. What happened to Tom when he was the defendant in a malpractice suit years earlier?

4. What is the name of the black woman who works for the Cage family?

5. After Hanratty is convicted, his brother is shot and killed. Who shoots Hanratty's brother?

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