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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. 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) Lieutenant Colonel.
(c) President.
(d) District Attorney.

2. Who picks up Penn and his daughter from the airport?
(a) Ruby.
(b) Peggy.
(c) Tom.
(d) Kate.

3. How long has Penn been away from Natchez for before he returns to begin a new life?
(a) Twelve years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Sixteen years.
(d) Ten years.

4. In what year was Payton murdered?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1965.

5. While Tom and Penn are fighting about the newspaper article, who rings Tom's doorbell?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Livy.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Caitlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Tom, in what year was Penn's aunt raped?

2. What company is considering Natchez for its new plant location?

3. According to Tom, who had Tom told about Ellen's rape in his office?

4. When Penn suggests to his father that they need to talk, where do the two men go?

5. Who is Payton's widow?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When the two women leave Tom's house, what has Penn decided to do for them?

3. Why does Penn decide to move back to his hometown?

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

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

6. When Penn calls home to tell his parents that he is moving back to his hometown, he senses something is wrong. Why does Penn not press his mother for details?

7. According to Penn's FBI contact, what reason was given for sealing Payton's case files?

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

9. When Penn and Tom discuss Tom's options regarding the blackmail, Penn suggests two options to his father. What are they?

10. According to Penn's mother, why had she been upset earlier on the phone?

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