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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 2, how long has it been since there was a murder in Ford County?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 19 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 11 years.

2. How old was Liza when she and Pete met?
(a) 21.
(b) 19.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

3. What does Nineva cook for Pete's last meal?
(a) Beef roast.
(b) Fried chicken.
(c) Steak and potatoes.
(d) Fried pork chops.

4. Where does Pete get his coffee from in Chapter 4?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Tupelo.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Jacksonville.

5. What class is Joel headed for when he is called to the dean's office?
(a) Political Science.
(b) Literature.
(c) Biology.
(d) Economics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, how long is the viewing of Bell's body on Thursday?

2. How old is Stella in Chapter 11?

3. By the time of the Battan Death March, how many men were left from the Twenty-Sixth Cavalry?

4. When was the house built that Pete and Florry knew as children?

5. What is the name of the doctor that Joe, Florry, and Stella speak to in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what does Florry take to Pete at the jail?

2. How are prisoners executed in Mississippi?

3. In Chapter 2, what written instructions does Pete give Nineva to give Florry?

4. Who start arriving before Pete's execution and why?

5. When did MacArthur flee Corregidor, and where did he go?

6. How does Pete kill Reverend Bell?

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

8. Who is Ernie Dowdle, and what is his job?

9. How might snow affect the trial in Chapter 16?

10. How is the burying of Bell handled?

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