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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Payton's mother?
(a) Althea.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Livy.
(d) Georgia.

2. While Tom and Penn are fighting about the newspaper article, who rings Tom's doorbell?
(a) Livy.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Caitlin.

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

4. For whom is the fundraising party being held?
(a) Riley Warren.
(b) Austin Mackey.
(c) John Portman.
(d) Shad Johnson.

5. When the two women appear on Tom's doorstep, how do the women view Penn?
(a) As their slayer.
(b) As their healer.
(c) As their champion.
(d) As their betrayer.

6. While Penn was still in high school, who often worked for the father of the girl Penn was involved with?
(a) Delano Payton.
(b) Austin Mackey.
(c) Leo Marston.
(d) Ray Presley.

7. As Chapter Five opens, to whom does Penn grant an interview?
(a) Olivia Marston.
(b) Caitlin Masters.
(c) Olivia Mackey.
(d) Caitlin Presley.

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

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

10. After telling his father that he's bought the gun, whose office does Penn head to?
(a) John Portman.
(b) Austin Mackey.
(c) Shad Johnson.
(d) Ike Ransom.

11. What is the occupation of the man Penn fought with for the right to prosecute Hanratty now?
(a) CIA Director.
(b) Natchez County Sheriff.
(c) IRS Director.
(d) FBI Director.

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

13. What is the name of the black man running for mayor in Penn's hometown?
(a) Tom Cage.
(b) Shad Johnson.
(c) Ray Presley.
(d) Henry Lee.

14. Who drives Penn home from the fundraising party?
(a) Tom.
(b) Ike.
(c) Sam.
(d) Austin.

15. What is the name of Penn Cage's daughter?
(a) Annie.
(b) Olivia.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Peggy.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. According to the person who convinces Penn to meet with him by telling him that his family is in danger, what does this person consider Payton to be?

3. What is the occupation of the person who follows Penn home from the fundraiser?

4. Why does the waitress interrupt Penn's interview?

5. According to Tom, who had Tom told about Ellen's rape in his office?

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