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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. How many of the lawyers in Clanton show up to court on Friday in Chapter 6?

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

3. When did Mississippi stop hanging its criminals?

4. At the end of Chapter 24, where was an 18-year-old soldier from Clanton killed?

5. Who meets with Pete when the governor speaks with him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where do Joel and Stella meet in Chapter 11, and where are they going?

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

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

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

9. How did Pete and Liza meet?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despite the cruelty of the Japanese, Pete and Clay do experience some acts of kindness. What acts of kindness to the men experience? How do those acts of kindness contrast with the cruelties they experience?

Essay Topic 2

How does Grisham use historical accounts when writing about Pete’s experiences in the Philippines? How does art imitate life through his use of historical details in writing about those experiences?

Essay Topic 3

The point of view that an author uses in a novel determines how readers view events and characters. What is the point of view of The Reckoning? How does that point of view affect how readers view events and characters?

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