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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why had the person Penn interviews in Colorado been released from his previous job?
(a) Drug abuse.
(b) Alcohol-related issues.
(c) Excessive force accusations.
(d) Anger-management issues.

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

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

4. Whom do Penn and his bodyguard go to meet at the warehouse?
(a) Ray Presley.
(b) Leo Marston.
(c) Ike Ransom.
(d) Sam Jacobs.

5. Who accompanies Penn on his stakeout of Marston's office?
(a) Caitlin.
(b) Tom.
(c) Sam.
(d) Olivia.

6. 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) Justice.
(b) Money.
(c) Truth.
(d) Revenge.

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

8. When Penn arrives home, he learns that ____________is still inside the house.
(a) Ruby.
(b) Tom.
(c) Annie.
(d) Peggy.

9. As Penn drives alone after Ruby's funeral, how is Penn feeling?
(a) Angry.
(b) Tired.
(c) Ashamed.
(d) Frustrated.

10. Whom do Penn and Caitlin interview in Colorado?
(a) Agent Jones.
(b) Agent Beckman.
(c) Agent Stone.
(d) Agent Marby.

11. According to what Stone tells Penn, what motivated the Payton killing?
(a) Property use.
(b) Money.
(c) Racial tension.
(d) Jealousy.

12. As Penn and Stone part, what does Stone promise to do if he survives the night?
(a) Testify against Marston.
(b) Apologize to Althea.
(c) Make things right.
(d) Protect Penn.

13. Who helps Penn create a diversion so that Penn can make his trip and not be followed?
(a) Tom Cage.
(b) Dan Kelly.
(c) Caitlin Masters.
(d) Sam Jacobs.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the person Penn interviews in Colorado, how many witnesses were left out of the official case file?

2. According to Althea, who was one of the agents that originally investigated Payton's death?

3. According to Marston's phone records, to whom has Marston talked several times since Caitlin's first article about Payton was published?

4. What does the judge threaten Marston with if Marston refuses Penn access to the files?

5. What do Marston and his companion remove from Marston's office?

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