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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. What does Danny do as he gets off the stand?

2. What happens to the newspaper after Willie's second story in Chapter 6?

3. What does the Sheriff say he is thankful he didn't do?

4. The morning the paper comes out what is Willie at the Court House for?

5. What is wrong with Callie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Willie's newspaper article about Rhonda's rape and murder in Chapter 5

2. Describe the news story that Willie runs in Chapter 6 and what happens because of it.

3. Describe what happens after Malcolm Vince is murdered in Chapter 22.

4. What happens when Willie goes to Callie's house in Chapter 29?

5. Describe Lydia Vince's testimony in Chapter 16.

6. Describe the letters that Willie receives after the trial.

7. Describe the scene in Chapter 8 where Willie meets Callie Ruffin for the first time.

8. Describe the last day of the trial in Chapter 19 when Danny's punishment is to be decided.

9. Describe what is known about the sniper in Chapter 25?

10. Describe Rhonda Kassellaw as she is explained in Chapter 2.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Why did Willie suddenly grow tired of journalism as a vocation? Why did Willie suddenly grow tired of Clayton?

2) Is there any indication that Willie felt this way or was beginning to feel this way before the offer was made on the newspaper? Explain.

3) Why did Willie suddenly feel this way or realize he was feeling this way after the offer was made?

Essay Topic 2

Religion is a strong force behind many of the characters in the book although the main character, Willie Traynor, is an exception.

What role does religion play in the story?

Why do so many people in that area seem to believe so strongly?

How does it affect the reader's perspective that Willie is not a devout Christian?

Essay Topic 3

What role does desegregation play in the story? How would the story have changed had it been more modern day?

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