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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. When Tom was the defendant in a malpractice suit years earlier, who was the prosecuting attorney?
(a) Austin Mackey.
(b) Delano Payton.
(c) Leo Marston.
(d) John Portman.

2. Who does the person following Penn believe was responsible for the murder of Payton?
(a) Sam Jacobs.
(b) Shad Johnson.
(c) Leo Marston.
(d) John Portman.

3. What has Presley recently been diagnosed with?
(a) Kidney failure.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Lung disease.
(d) Heart murmurs.

4. How much money does Penn buy the Payton file for?
(a) $3,000.
(b) $2,000.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $5,000.

5. How does the story initially describe Tom Cage?
(a) A dangerous man.
(b) A lying thief.
(c) An incompetent doctor.
(d) A fine man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Penn Cage's wife?

2. What is the name of the black woman who works for the Cage family?

3. According to the person Penn goes to see after telling his father that he's bought the gun, what happened to the Payton file?

4. After committing a racially-motivated murder in California, where did Hanratty and his brothers escape to?

5. What is the name of the paper that Penn's interviewer works for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After Hanratty is convicted, what does Hanratty's brother do?

3. 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?

4. How does Penn explain to his interviewer that Johnson is not courting the black vote?

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

8. When Penn asks his father if he ever found out the reason behind Marston's attack, what is Tom's reply?

9. When Penn's mother confesses why she has been upset, why is Penn stunned by her news?

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

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