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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. What is the cause of death listed on Payton's death certificate?
(a) Gunshot.
(b) Accident.
(c) Smoke inhalation.
(d) Drowning.

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

3. Who is Payton's mother?
(a) Livy.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Althea.

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

5. What company is considering Natchez for its new plant location?
(a) BASF.
(b) Volkswagen.
(c) Toyota.
(d) Nike.

Short Answer Questions

1. After telling his father that he's bought the gun, whose office does Penn head to?

2. According to the rumors that Penn had heard, where is Olivia living?

3. Who is the current mayor of Natchez?

4. When Penn has a dream that someone is trying to tell him something, whom does Penn see in his dream?

5. How long has the black woman been working for the Cage family?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the story Penn tells during his interview, why was Payton murdered?

2. Although Penn has no proof, what does he suspect about his father's involvement in his wife's final hours?

3. When Tom questioned Presley about why he only returned one gun, not two, what did Presley say?

4. After hearing Presley's response about why Presley only returned one gun, not two, what does Tom believe?

5. According to Sam Jacobs, what two things drive the Marston family?

6. How does Penn feel when he returns to his hometown to begin life anew?

7. When Penn sees Mackey at the fundraising party, why is Mackey angry with Penn?

8. When Penn first confronts his father about what's bothering his father, what does Penn think is going on?

9. Why does Pinder tell Penn that he's going to pretend to have never met Penn?

10. According to Austin Mackey, why did Mackey not investigate the Payton murder himself?

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