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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) FBI Headquarters.
(d) The police station.

2. What happens as Penn is on his way home from the meeting with the man who warned Penn that his family might be in danger?
(a) Penn is beaten.
(b) Penn is shot at.
(c) Penn is mugged.
(d) Penn is an accident.

3. How did Payton die?
(a) He burned to death.
(b) He was shot.
(c) He was in an accident.
(d) He suffocated.

4. How is Leo Marston characterized when he is introduced into the novel?
(a) As Natchez money.
(b) As Natchez loyalty.
(c) As Natchez greed.
(d) As Natchez royalty.

5. What is the name of the plant at which Payton worked?
(a) Exide Battery.
(b) Duracell Battery.
(c) Triton Battery.
(d) Interstate Battery.

6. What is the cause of death listed on Payton's death certificate?
(a) Accident.
(b) Smoke inhalation.
(c) Gunshot.
(d) Drowning.

7. When Tom was the defendant in a malpractice suit years earlier, who was the prosecuting attorney?
(a) Leo Marston.
(b) John Portman.
(c) Delano Payton.
(d) Austin Mackey.

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

9. What is the name of the girl Penn was involved with during high school?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Caitlin.
(c) Olivia.
(d) Althea.

10. What company is considering Natchez for its new plant location?
(a) Volkswagen.
(b) Toyota.
(c) BASF.
(d) Nike.

11. Who picks up Penn and his daughter from the airport?
(a) Tom.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Peggy.
(d) Kate.

12. 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.

13. What is the nickname of the person who follows Penn home from the fundraiser?
(a) The Matador.
(b) The Machine.
(c) The Terminator.
(d) The Spike.

14. According to Penn's friend at the FBI, who sealed Payton's case file?
(a) Ronald Rundell.
(b) President Nixon.
(c) J. Edgar Hoover.
(d) John Portman.

15. According to the rumors that Penn had heard, to whom is Olivia married?
(a) A stockbroker.
(b) An attorney.
(c) A banker.
(d) A doctor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the characters at the fundraising party is an alcoholic?

3. What has Presley recently been diagnosed with?

4. What is the name of the black man running for mayor in Penn's hometown?

5. While Penn was still in high school, who often worked for the father of the girl Penn was involved with?

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