View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Lenny and his parents seemingly worried about?
(a) Lenny's illness
(b) The Vietnam war
(c) Padgitt family
(d) Danny Padgitt's eventual parole

2. What does the shooter begin shooting after the attack in the courtroom?
(a) Lucien's law office windows
(b) Padgitt's car
(c) Various buildings
(d) The other jurors

3. What does Willie do after receiving death threats?
(a) Moves
(b) Buys a guard dog
(c) Calls the FBI
(d) Puts new locks on all the doors

4. What does Sheriff McNaught ask Willie for?
(a) A list of jurors
(b) Harry Rex's number
(c) A ride back into town
(d) His story about Lenny's accident

5. What denomination of church does Willie visit first?
(a) Baptist
(b) Methodist
(c) Catholic
(d) Pentecostal

6. Who is shot during Danny's bail hearing?
(a) Danny
(b) Harry Rex
(c) Lucien
(d) Sam

7. What is tossed onto the porch of Mr. Youry's house?
(a) Black Cat firecrackers
(b) A death threat
(c) Smoke bomb
(d) Dead cat

8. What does Harry Rex say will happen if there is another murder soon?
(a) Padgitt will go straight to jail
(b) The jurors will move out of town
(c) The town will have FBI there
(d) A war between cops and the Padgitts

9. What does Bubba say the Padgitts should stick to?
(a) Moonshine
(b) Murdering women
(c) Bribbing law officials
(d) Stealin' cars

10. What do the Padgitt's NOT smuggle their crops off their island with?
(a) Airplanes
(b) Pickups
(c) Boats
(d) Firetrucks

11. How many years does it take the renovators to finish Willie's house?
(a) Five
(b) Seven
(c) Four
(d) Ten

12. Who is one of the few people that speaks out about getting the big business store in Clayton?
(a) Harry Rex
(b) Willie
(c) Callie Ruffin
(d) Baggs

13. Who speaks out against Danny's parole in Chapter 36?
(a) Willie
(b) Wiley Meek
(c) Sheriff McNatt
(d) Baggy

14. What does Willie insist that Callie's family do while in town?
(a) Have a party
(b) Stay with him in his home
(c) Got out to eat with him
(d) Let him get a picture of the family

15. What legitimate business do the Padgitts begin buying their way into?
(a) Clothing
(b) Food transportation
(c) Medicine
(d) Highway construction

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Willie learn that Danny Padgitt has been moved to?

2. Who doesn't come to the hospital?

3. What is Willie told he cannot do after he leaves the parole hearing?

4. How much is Willie told his newspaper business is worth?

5. Where does Willie recognize Lenny Fargarson from?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 418 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample