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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tom feel to this day about Hillman's murder?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Conflicted.
(c) Undecided.
(d) Guilty.

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

3. According to the person who convinces Penn to meet with him by telling him that his family is in danger, what is the next step after being mayor of Natchez?
(a) President.
(b) Lieutenant Colonel.
(c) District Attorney.
(d) Governor.

4. Which character is friends with Penn even though he is Jewish and Penn is not?
(a) Sam Jacobs.
(b) Austin Mackey.
(c) Riley Warren.
(d) Abe Jensen.

5. According to Tom, in what year was Penn's aunt raped?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1973.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which old school friend does Penn run into at the fundraising party?

2. How is Leo Marston characterized when he is introduced into the novel?

3. Where do Penn and his interviewer end up meeting?

4. Who picks up Penn and his daughter from the airport?

5. What is the name of the waitress that interrupts Penn's interview?

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