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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 9 | Part 1, Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Willie's next story focus on?
(a) Rhonda's children
(b) The treatment Danny is receiving in jail
(c) The crime scene
(d) The sheriff and his connection with the family

2. Who is surprisingly called to the stand to prove the point that Danny Padgitt can't get a fair trial?
(a) Willie
(b) Wiley Meek
(c) Callie Ruffin
(d) Baggs

3. What does Piston discover?
(a) A bomb
(b) A severed finger
(c) A bottle of moonshine
(d) A death threat

4. How old is Willie when he takes over ownership of the paper?
(a) 42
(b) 27
(c) 23
(d) 31

5. What did seven of Esau and Calia Ruffin's eight children earn?
(a) Three figure salaries
(b) Teaching degrees
(c) Mansions
(d) Ph.Ds

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the piece of land called where the Padgitt family lives?

2. What does Willie Traynor learn about that makes him decide to go to work in a small town paper?

3. What had been Willie Traynor's dream?

4. Who came to get Rhonda's children after her death?

5. Where does Willie get the money to buy the newspaper?

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