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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tom feel to this day about Hillman's murder?
(a) Conflicted.
(b) Undecided.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Guilty.

2. How much money does Penn buy the Payton file for?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $2,000.
(c) $3,000.
(d) $1,000.

3. According to the person Penn goes to see after telling his father that he's bought the gun, what happened to the Payton file?
(a) It was taken to Washington.
(b) It was sent to storage.
(c) It was destroyed in a fire.
(d) It was shredded.

4. What is the cause of death listed on Payton's death certificate?
(a) Gunshot.
(b) Accident.
(c) Smoke inhalation.
(d) Drowning.

5. How is Leo Marston characterized when he is introduced into the novel?
(a) As Natchez money.
(b) As Natchez greed.
(c) As Natchez royalty.
(d) As Natchez loyalty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what is Penn accused by the woman who throws a drink in his face?

2. After committing a racially-motivated murder in California, where did Hanratty and his brothers escape to?

3. What is the nickname of the person who follows Penn home from the fundraiser?

4. How long has the black woman been working for the Cage family?

5. How does the story initially describe Tom Cage?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Austin Mackey, why did Mackey not investigate the Payton murder himself?

2. When Tom questioned Presley about why he only returned one gun, not two, what did Presley say?

3. How does Penn feel when he returns to his hometown to begin life anew?

4. Why did Presley return the gun he borrowed from Tom?

5. Why does Shad Johnson want Penn to leave the Payton case alone?

6. When Penn first confronts his father about what's bothering his father, how does Tom react?

7. Why does Pinder tell Penn that he's going to pretend to have never met Penn?

8. When the two women leave Tom's house, what has Penn decided to do for them?

9. Why does Penn decide to move back to his hometown?

10. When Penn announces to his parents that he is moving back to his hometown, how do Penn's parents react?

(see the answer keys)

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