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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. While having drinks at Biscuits and Blues, who interrupts Penn and his companion?

2. Shortly after the Payton murder, Presley had been arrested. For what had Presley been arrested?

3. What is the name of the Marston family home?

4. According to the fax Penn receives when he arrives back in Natchez after the trip to Colorado, when were the items in question stolen?

5. Years earlier, from what had the person trapped inside the house saved Penn?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Penn goes to the apartment of the person who interrupts him at Biscuits and Blues, what does the person who interrupts him tell Penn?

2. When Annie is returned to Penn, there is also a note for Penn. What does the note say?

3. Describe one retaliatory event that occurs after Penn's accusations are published in the paper.

4. When Penn receives a phone call from Althea after the Hanratty execution, what does Althea tell Penn?

5. At Ruby's funeral, Shad Johnson gets up to speak. What does Johnson say?

6. Why did Caitlin originally not want to publish Penn's accusations about Marston in her paper?

7. Where does the judge who orders the boxes removed from the Marston family home for safekeeping have the boxes taken to?

8. How does the person who interrupts Penn at Biscuit and Blues learn that her birth certificate does not list a father's name?

9. After Johnson speaks at Ruby's funeral, Althea gets up to speak. What does Althea say?

10. According to Caitlin, what is the reason why Agent Stone is reluctant to speak to Penn about the Payton case?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the story, there are several attempts made on Penn Craig's life.

a. Identify three characters or groups who try to kill Penn. Describe the situation and how Penn escapes.

b. Compare and contrast the characters that try to kill Penn, as well as these characters' motivations.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characteristics, roles, loyalties, and agendas of the following people in the story: Penn Cage, Leo Marston, Austin Mackey, John Portman, and Dwight Stone.

Essay Topic 3

John Portman, Director of the FBI, uses many different tactics to rule his subordinates and try to keep people in line, including Penn Cage.

a. Identify three tactics used by Portman to keep people in line.

b. For each tactic identified, explain why Portman uses this method of control.

c. Compare and contrast these tactics in terms of their operational style, level of involvement, and operational success or failure.

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