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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the district attorney in Natchez?
(a) Austin Mackey.
(b) John Portman.
(c) Leo Marston.
(d) Ray Presley.
2. What is the occupation of the man Penn fought with for the right to prosecute Hanratty now?
(a) FBI Director.
(b) CIA Director.
(c) Natchez County Sheriff.
(d) IRS Director.
3. What is the name of Penn Cage's wife?
(a) Annie.
(b) Olivia.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Peggy.
4. According to Penn's friend at the FBI, who sealed Payton's case file?
(a) President Nixon.
(b) John Portman.
(c) J. Edgar Hoover.
(d) Ronald Rundell.
5. How much money does Penn buy the Payton file for?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $3,000.
(d) $1,000.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of the black woman who works for the Cage family?
2. How does the story initially describe Tom Cage?
3. What is the name of Penn Cage's daughter?
4. What does Penn do when he sees that Leo Marston has arrived at the fundraising party?
5. Where do Penn and his interviewer end up meeting?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Presley return the gun he borrowed from Tom?
2. When Penn first meets with the person he agrees to be interviewed by, why is Penn stunned?
3. When Penn and Tom discuss Tom's options regarding the blackmail, Penn suggests two options to his father. What are they?
4. According to Austin Mackey, why did Mackey not investigate the Payton murder himself?
5. Why is Penn confused by the comments made by the woman who threw the drink in Penn's face at the fundraising party?
6. When Presley and Tom met after Hillman had been killed, what did Tom ask Presley?
7. After hearing Presley's response about why Presley only returned one gun, not two, what does Tom believe?
8. According to Penn's FBI contact, what reason was given for sealing Payton's case files?
9. Why does Sam Jacobs warn Penn about the Payton murder as they leave the fund-raising party?
10. According to the story Penn tells during his interview, why was Payton murdered?
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