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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the waitress interrupt Penn's interview?
(a) To deliver his food.
(b) To deliver his bill.
(c) For his autograph.
(d) For his order.

3. What happened to Tom when he was the defendant in a malpractice suit years earlier?
(a) Tom fled the state.
(b) Tom had a heart attack.
(c) Tom had a nervous breakdown.
(d) Tom was arrested.

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

5. What is the name of the waitress that interrupts Penn's interview?
(a) Livy.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Annie.
(d) Katie.

6. 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) Governor.
(b) President.
(c) District Attorney.
(d) Lieutenant Colonel.

7. What has Presley recently been diagnosed with?
(a) Kidney failure.
(b) Heart murmurs.
(c) Lung disease.
(d) Cancer.

8. Who is Payton's widow?
(a) Althea.
(b) Livy.
(c) Marie.
(d) Ruby.

9. After committing a racially-motivated murder in California, where did Hanratty and his brothers escape to?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Oregon.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Texas.

10. What is Penn Cage's occupation?
(a) An author.
(b) A doctor.
(c) An accountant.
(d) An attorney.

11. When Penn has a dream that someone is trying to tell him something, whom does Penn see in his dream?
(a) Olivia Marston.
(b) Ruby Flowers.
(c) Caitlin Masters.
(d) Peggy Cage.

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

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

14. What kind of gun was used to kill Hillman?
(a) A semi-automatic.
(b) A fifty-seven Magnum.
(c) A thirty-eight.
(d) A pistol.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Penn Cage meet on the airplane as Penn is flying to his hometown?

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

3. Who is the father of the girl Penn was involved with during high school?

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

5. At the fundraising party, who throws a drink in Penn's face?

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