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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. In Chapter 3, how old is Joel Banning?
(a) 21.
(b) 19.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

2. How many members of the grand jury vote to indict Pete in Chapter 8?
(a) 10.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

3. In Chapter 1, what is the date?
(a) October, 1946.
(b) August, 1946.
(c) November, 1946.
(d) September, 1946.

4. What does Florry serve Joel to eat in Chapter 7?
(a) Vegetable soup.
(b) Venison stew.
(c) Clam chowder.
(d) Chili.

5. On October 21 in Chapter 8, how many crimes does the grand jury have to consider?
(a) 8.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 7, how often does Florry say that Pete would drive to Whitfield to see Liza?

2. In Chapter 6, how long has Judge Rafe Oswalt been the circuit court judge in Ford, Tyler, Milburn, Polk, and Van Buren counties?

3. What does Nineva cook for Pete's last meal?

4. How many acres were in the both of the sections of Banning land?

5. In Chapter 4, where do Florry and Pete meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What dissension is there when the grand jury is convened in Chapter 7?

2. What is the jail area like where Pete is incarcerated?

3. What does John Wilbanks, the Banning family lawyer, tell Florry about Pete's case?

4. Where is Pete's funeral held and his body buried?

5. In Chapter 10, what information does Wilbanks discover about Bell that may help Pete's case?

6. Why did Nineva resent Liza when she first moved to the Banning home?

7. What does Jackie remember about her husband in Chapter 11?

8. In Chapter 12, why are Florry, Stella, and Joel not allowed to see Liza?

9. What is the appeal process for a case like Pete's?

10. Who is in the church when Pete kills Reverend Bell, and what does Pete do when he sees him?

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