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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the person following Penn believe was responsible for the murder of Payton?
(a) Shad Johnson.
(b) John Portman.
(c) Leo Marston.
(d) Sam Jacobs.

2. When Penn gets in the car of the person who was following Penn home from the fundraiser, where do the two men go?
(a) FBI Headquarters.
(b) Triton Battery.
(c) The police station.
(d) Biscuits and Blues.

3. Who is the father of the girl Penn was involved with during high school?
(a) Delano Payton.
(b) Ray Presley.
(c) Leo Marston.
(d) Austin Mackey.

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

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

6. How much money does Penn buy the Payton file for?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $2,000.
(c) $3,000.
(d) $1,000.

7. Where do Penn and his interviewer end up meeting?
(a) At Biscuits and Blues.
(b) At Biscuits and Bars.
(c) At Biscuits and Hotcakes.
(d) At Biscuits and Buns.

8. What is the name of the man Penn fought with for the right to prosecute Hanratty?
(a) Ray Presley.
(b) John Portman.
(c) Henry Lee.
(d) Shad Johnson.

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

10. Who does Penn Cage meet on the airplane as Penn is flying to his hometown?
(a) Kate.
(b) Susan.
(c) Peggy.
(d) Ann.

11. What does one of the Hanratty brothers periodically send to Penn?
(a) Letters.
(b) Threats.
(c) Pictures.
(d) Postcards.

12. How does the story initially describe Ray Presley?
(a) As an honest person.
(b) As an upstanding citizen.
(c) As a dangerous man.
(d) As a lying thief.

13. What is the name of the black woman who works for the Cage family?
(a) Peggy.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Kate.
(d) Ruby.

14. How much money does Penn offer to Ray Presley to buy Presley's gun?
(a) $75,000.
(b) $25,000.
(c) $50,000.
(d) $100,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the article published after Penn's interview, what does Penn call Payton's murderers?

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 name of the plant at which Payton worked?

4. Who is Payton's widow?

5. What is the name of the girl Penn was involved with during high school?

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