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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 nickname of the person who follows Penn home from the fundraiser?
(a) The Spike.
(b) The Matador.
(c) The Terminator.
(d) The Machine.

2. Who convinces Penn to meet with him by telling Penn that his family is in danger?
(a) Sam Jacobs.
(b) Austin Mackey.
(c) Shad Johnson.
(d) Riley Warren.

3. Where is Penn's hometown?
(a) Natchez.
(b) Lubbock.
(c) Denver.
(d) Tucson.

4. How does the story initially describe Ray Presley?
(a) As a lying thief.
(b) As an upstanding citizen.
(c) As a dangerous man.
(d) As an honest person.

5. How long before the story begins does Penn Cage's wife die?
(a) Five months.
(b) Two months.
(c) Ten months.
(d) Seven months.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Penn's friend at the FBI, who sealed Payton's case file?

2. How does Tom feel to this day about Hillman's murder?

3. How much money does Penn buy the Payton file for?

4. 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?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When Penn first meets with the person he agrees to be interviewed by, why is Penn stunned?

4. While Tom and Penn are fighting about the newspaper article, two women appear on Tom's doorstep. Why are the women there?

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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