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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Willie worry about after hearing Lydia Vince's testimony?
(a) His paper will be in trouble
(b) The children will be called in
(c) Ginger will be crushed
(d) The jury will have reasonable doubt
2. What does Willie Traynor learn about that makes him decide to go to work in a small town paper?
(a) The ability to choose your own stories
(b) The freedom
(c) The ability to make your own hours
(d) The money
3. Although it is a big part of the news in the world what does Willie note is not mentioned during the campaigns?
(a) The Padgitt family trials
(b) Unemployment rate
(c) Vietnam
(d) Segregation
4. What does Baggy say surprised him?
(a) That the bomb didn't go off
(b) That the bomb wasnt' at Willie's home
(c) That the Padgitts didn't come and kill Willie themselves
(d) That people like that were still around
5. What do District Attorney Gaddis and Henry Rex decide they need to do?
(a) Find out where Lydia lives
(b) Find out who her husband is
(c) Figure out who gave her money
(d) Prove Lydia is lying
6. What happens to Willie's photographer, Wiley Meek?
(a) Stabbed
(b) Beaten almost to death
(c) Ran off the road
(d) Shot
7. What does Bubba Crockett tell Willie that he knew was going to happen a week after Bubba arrived at Vietnam?
(a) They were going to win the war
(b) He was going to die
(c) He would get back home
(d) His friends were going to die
8. Who is the first witness called when the trial begins?
(a) Baggs
(b) Sheriff Coley
(c) Rhonda's neighbor
(d) Harry Rex
9. Who passes away leaving Willie feeling guilty for not having spoken to him?
(a) Esau Riffen
(b) Mr. Caudle
(c) The district attorney
(d) The judge
10. What does Willie's next story focus on?
(a) Rhonda's children
(b) The sheriff and his connection with the family
(c) The treatment Danny is receiving in jail
(d) The crime scene
11. What is the piece of land called where the Padgitt family lives?
(a) Padgitt Island
(b) Padgitt Mountain
(c) Padgitt Holler
(d) Padgitt Commune
12. What piece of evidence is presented that had belonged to Danny Padgitt?
(a) His blood soaked shoes
(b) His knife
(c) His bloody shirt
(d) His bloody blue jeans
13. Who is called as a witness that gives a very upsetting testimony?
(a) Mr. Deece
(b) Mrs. Deece
(c) Rhonda's sister
(d) The coroner
14. How long does it take to get the verdict back?
(a) Two days
(b) Half a day
(c) Four hours
(d) Less than an hour
15. What does the Sheriff say he is thankful he didn't do?
(a) Testify
(b) Work for the Padgitts
(c) Speak out against Danny Padgitt
(d) Serve on the Padgitt trial jury
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Danny Padgitt's lawyer make a motion for?
2. What happens to the newspaper after Willie's second story in Chapter 6?
3. Who makes fun of Willie's new wardrobe?
4. What does Harry Rex invite Willie to come to?
5. What verdict does the jury come to in regards to Danny serving a life sentence or receiving the death penalty?
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