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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. When Penn and Caitlin discuss Penn's high school relationship with Livy, why does Caitlin suggest Livy left Penn?

2. Who is the mother of the person who interrupts Penn and his companion at Biscuits and Blues?

3. When Marston finally shows up at his office, who does Penn see with Marston?

4. What does Penn want to do in order to force Leo Marston's hand?

5. When Penn returns to the hotel room after witnessing the execution, whom do Penn and Caitlin talk about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. As Penn peeks in the window of the Marston family home, what does Penn see Leo preparing to do?

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

4. Why does Tom Cage at first not believe that Leo Marston would have been involved in Payton's murder?

5. When Leo Marston arrives at the Marston family home and interrupts Penn and Olivia, what does Leo tell Penn?

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

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

8. How does Penn respond when he hears the announcement from the person Penn sees getting off an airplane in Baton Rouge?

9. What happened to the woman in the car when she revealed what she had seen the night of the Payton murder?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Tom Cage and Leo Marston.

a. How are the two characters similar? How are they different?

b. Compare the role that honesty plays in each of their lives. How is each character affected by the concept of honesty - both positively and negatively?

Essay Topic 2

Leo Marston is a man who is supremely confident. Identify at least three instances from the story that highlight his confidence. How is Marston helped by his utter confidence? How is Marston hurt by his confidence? Provide examples of each.

Essay Topic 3

Ilse uses this story to examine the role that truth plays in our daily lives. Examine the author's beliefs through his storytelling. Why would the author choose this story to overlay his demonstration of the consequences realized when the truth is distorted or hidden? What did you learn from the author's discussion on truth? What other avenues, if any, could the author have used to express his beliefs? Would those avenues have been as effective as the story? Why or why not?

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