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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the second witness called?
(a) Rhonda's sister
(b) Rhonda's children
(c) Danny Padgitt
(d) Rhonda's neighbor
2. What does the district attorney ask that they do for the murder trial?
(a) Enlarge the jury pool
(b) Pull the death sentence off the table
(c) Move the trial to a different state
(d) Have a mock trial
3. What verdict does the jury come to in regards to Danny serving a life sentence or receiving the death penalty?
(a) Death penalty
(b) Life sentence
(c) They decide to go to Disney Land
(d) They cannot reach a decision
4. What does Willie put in his article that he knows will get him a 'slap on the wrist'.
(a) Picture of a black soldier
(b) A picture of a grieving mother
(c) Bad language
(d) Negative talk about the president
5. What group decides to write a bunch of letters to be printed taking Willie's view point on the war?
(a) Young men that had been drafted
(b) Parents of those lost in the war
(c) High school students
(d) Preachers
6. Who makes fun of Willie's new wardrobe?
(a) Callie
(b) Baggs
(c) Wiley Meek
(d) Harry Rex
7. What does Callie tell Willie she is concerned about?
(a) Willie's health
(b) Willie's life
(c) Willie's soul
(d) Danny Padgitt's trial
8. Why does Baggy say that Callie will be chosen as a juror?
(a) Blacks were thought to be more sympathetic to criminals
(b) Blacks were easy to manipulate
(c) Callie was a smart woman
(d) Blacks were to uneducated to know
9. What did Baggy say the Padgitt family was trying to do?
(a) Intimidate the paper
(b) Kill Willie
(c) Make Willie leave town
(d) Draw attention away from Danny
10. Who does Willy expect to see at his office after the trial is over?
(a) Ginger
(b) Harry Rex
(c) Callie
(d) The district attorney
11. What does the Sheriff say he is thankful he didn't do?
(a) Speak out against Danny Padgitt
(b) Testify
(c) Serve on the Padgitt trial jury
(d) Work for the Padgitts
12. Who passes away leaving Willie feeling guilty for not having spoken to him?
(a) The judge
(b) Esau Riffen
(c) Mr. Caudle
(d) The district attorney
13. At lunch that week what does Callie call Willie?
(a) Courageous
(b) Stupid
(c) Marvelous
(d) Thick headed
14. What is the Padgitt family known for selling?
(a) Government contraband
(b) Stolen vehicles
(c) Pigs
(d) Whiskey
15. What does Willie find under his door when he returns to work?
(a) A lottery ticket
(b) A letter from Ginger
(c) Letters to the editor
(d) A threat from the Padgitts
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Willie Traynor learn about that makes him decide to go to work in a small town paper?
2. How does Willie describe the newspaper office?
3. Who is the first witness called when the trial begins?
4. What is Willie's next story about in Chapter 9?
5. What does Harry Rex invite Willie to come to?
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