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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 Willie hear while in his office?

2. What does Bubba say will not be at the poker game?

3. What does Piston discover?

4. What do Willie and the Tishomingo County Sheriff laugh at?

5. What do District Attorney Gaddis and Henry Rex decide they need to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the testimony of Lydia's ex-husband.

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

3. Describe Willie's new look that he puts into play in Chapter 21.

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

5. What does Willie's story in Chapter 9 entail?

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

7. What is the response when Willie prints the first installment of the story about the Ruffin family?

8. Describe Callie's feelings about being picked to be on the jury for the murder trial.

9. What happens in Chapter 15 between Rhonda and Willie.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is a vast change in response from the time that Rhonda Kassellaw is murdered to the point in time when Danny Padgitt gets paroled. Describe the differences in the public response and why the change occurs.

Essay Topic 2

The story is about many things but seems to start and stop primarily with Willie's ownership of the newspaper. Why does the story stop at this point? Is it possible that this changes his plans to remain in Clayton?

Essay Topic 3

There are a lot of rumors that surround the Padgitt family.

1) List the rumors and illegal activities the Padgitts were said to be involved in.

2) Is it possible that some of these were untrue? Explain.

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