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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. How much money is Penn going to bill Althea for investigating Payton's murder?
2. When Penn leaves Althea's house, what does he take with him?
3. At the funeral, Althea tells the congregation that Penn is unselfish in his pursuit of the truth. What is Penn's real motivation for pursuing the Payton case?
4. As Penn and his bodyguard are at the warehouse, shots are fired. Who is one of the men killed?
5. Why does the Hanratty brother try to kill Penn?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Caitlin, what is the reason why Agent Stone is reluctant to speak to Penn about the Payton case?
2. What advice does Penn's Colorado interviewee give to Penn regarding the Payton case?
3. When Leo Marston arrives at the Marston family home and interrupts Penn and Olivia, what does Leo tell Penn?
4. Why does Caitlin change her mind about publishing Penn's accusations in her paper?
5. When Penn receives a phone call from Althea after the Hanratty execution, what does Althea tell Penn?
6. How does the person who interrupts Penn at Biscuit and Blues learn that her birth certificate does not list a father's name?
7. As Penn peeks in the window of the Marston family home, what does Penn see Leo preparing to do?
8. What happened to the woman in the car when she revealed what she had seen the night of the Payton murder?
9. Why does Tom Cage at first not believe that Leo Marston would have been involved in Payton's murder?
10. What does Penn learn from the eyewitness that Penn tracks down upon his return to Natchez?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Penn Cage and Olivia Marston become intimate during two different periods in their lives. Describe the circumstances surrounding each of these periods in which these two characters become involved. Then, examine how the first circumstances and the relationship these characters developed early in their lives impacted the circumstances surrounding their second meeting.
Essay Topic 2
Ilse uses this story to examine the role that truth plays in our daily lives. Examine the author's beliefs through his storytelling. Why would the author choose this story to overlay his demonstration of the consequences realized when the truth is distorted or hidden? What did you learn from the author's discussion on truth? What other avenues, if any, could the author have used to express his beliefs? Would those avenues have been as effective as the story? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the characteristics, roles, loyalties, and agendas of the following people in the story: Penn Cage, Leo Marston, Austin Mackey, John Portman, and Dwight Stone.
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