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

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

3. Why had the person Penn interviews in Colorado been released from his previous job?
(a) Excessive force accusations.
(b) Drug abuse.
(c) Alcohol-related issues.
(d) Anger-management issues.

4. Where is Penn's hometown?
(a) Denver.
(b) Natchez.
(c) Tucson.
(d) Lubbock.

5. After Hanratty is convicted, his brother is shot and killed. Who shoots Hanratty's brother?
(a) Lou.
(b) Tom.
(c) Peggy.
(d) Penn.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 24, as Penn is reviewing the case, Tom returns home with news that an attempt had been made on someone's life. How was the attempt made?

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

3. What does one of the Hanratty brothers periodically send to Penn?

4. Who is the district attorney in Natchez?

5. Of what is Penn accused by the woman who throws a drink in his face?

(see the answer key)

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