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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. As Penn drives alone after Ruby's funeral, how is Penn feeling?

2. Where is Peter Lutjens being transferred to?

3. Where did the person being executed commit a murder while being part of the witness protection program?

4. What does the judge threaten Marston with if Marston refuses Penn access to the files?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When Penn arrives at his interview in Colorado, the interviewee does not want to talk. What changes the interviewee's mind?

2. Why does Penn ask Caitlin to accompany him on his upcoming trip?

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

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

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

6. What is the real reason that Peter Lutjens is being transferred?

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

8. What does Penn learn from the eyewitness that Penn tracks down upon his return to Natchez?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

One of the main themes is this novel is revenge.

a. Identify three characters that use revenge as their primary motivation. For each character, describe an instance in which the character acted out of a need for revenge.

b. Why do these characters seek revenge?

c. What is the outcome for these characters? Were they successful in their endeavors, or would they have been more successful if they had not gone after revenge? Explain your answer.

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