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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After driving around alone after Ruby's funeral, where does Penn finally end up?
(a) Presley's trailer.
(b) Master's apartment.
(c) Penn's burned-out home.
(d) Marston's family home.

2. When Penn visits Agent Stone again, what does Penn learn from the agent?
(a) Marston offered Stone a bribe.
(b) People are watching Stone's house.
(c) Payton was killed in self-defense.
(d) Stone's daughter has been fired.

3. What does Penn want to do in order to force Leo Marston's hand?
(a) Accuse Marston of Payton's murder.
(b) Provoke Marston in a fight.
(c) Stake-out Marston's home.
(d) Sue Marston for slander.

4. What is the name of the woman who was in the car the night of the Payton murder?
(a) Betty Lou Beckman.
(b) Betty Lou Masters.
(c) Betty Lou Marston.
(d) Betty Lou Bannister.

5. As Penn and his bodyguard are at the warehouse, shots are fired. Who is one of the men killed?
(a) Lou Hanratty.
(b) Clovis Hanratty.
(c) Marcus Hanratty.
(d) Arthur Hanratty.

6. Shortly after the Payton murder, Presley had been arrested. For what had Presley been arrested?
(a) Drug trafficking.
(b) Embezzlement.
(c) Money laundering.
(d) Payton's murder.

7. According to the person Penn interviews in Colorado, how many witnesses were left out of the official case file?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

8. Penn stops in Huntsville to witness the execution of ___________.
(a) Ike Ransom.
(b) Huey Moak.
(c) Arthur Lee Hanratty.
(d) Peter Lutjens.

9. At the funeral, Althea tells the congregation that Penn is unselfish in his pursuit of the truth. What is Penn's real motivation for pursuing the Payton case?
(a) Money.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Truth.
(d) Justice.

10. What is the amount of the lawsuit that Marston files against Penn and the Examiner?
(a) $10 million.
(b) $5 million.
(c) $1 million.
(d) $2.5 million.

11. Where is Peter Lutjens being transferred to?
(a) Bozeman, Montana.
(b) Pierre, South Dakota.
(c) Bismarck, North Dakota.
(d) Fargo, North Dakota.

12. Why had J. Edgar Hoover taken the Payton file after Stone had solved the case?
(a) To hire Marston.
(b) To get Nixon elected.
(c) To protect Marston.
(d) To blackmail Nixon.

13. After getting away from their pursuers, where does Stone send Penn to for help?
(a) The sheriff's station.
(b) The Silver Bell.
(c) Biscuits and Blues.
(d) His former partner.

14. What does Penn promise Caitlin in exchange for her help with the Payton case?
(a) $50,000.
(b) Dinner.
(c) An exclusive.
(d) Book rights.

15. Who taught Penn about explosives and the damage they cause?
(a) Dwight Stone.
(b) Sam Jacobs.
(c) Huey Moak.
(d) Tom Cage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Penn's bodyguard?

2. Who helps Penn create a diversion so that Penn can make his trip and not be followed?

3. According to the woman who was in the car the night of the Payton murder, whom had she seen at the battery plant?

4. What is the occupation of the eyewitness that Penn tracks down upon his return to Natchez?

5. How much money is Penn going to bill Althea for investigating Payton's murder?

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