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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. When Livy shows up at Penn's house, the two take a drive. Where do they go?
2. After driving around alone after Ruby's funeral, where does Penn finally end up?
3. In Chapter 24, as Penn is reviewing the case, Tom returns home with news that an attempt had been made on someone's life. On whose life was the attempt made?
4. Who is the mother of the person who interrupts Penn and his companion at Biscuits and Blues?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What discrepancy catches Penn's eye about the Fairlane that is sitting in Althea's garden?
2. When Annie is returned to Penn, there is also a note for Penn. What does the note say?
3. How does Penn respond when he hears the announcement from the person Penn sees getting off an airplane in Baton Rouge?
4. Describe one retaliatory event that occurs after Penn's accusations are published in the paper.
5. What happened to the woman in the car when she revealed what she had seen the night of the Payton murder?
6. What announcement does the person Penn sees getting off an airplane in Baton Rouge make that shocks Penn?
7. Where does the judge who orders the boxes removed from the Marston family home for safekeeping have the boxes taken to?
8. When Penn receives a phone call from Althea after the Hanratty execution, what does Althea tell Penn?
9. What advice does Penn's Colorado interviewee give to Penn regarding the Payton case?
10. When Penn arrives at his interview in Colorado, the interviewee does not want to talk. What changes the interviewee's mind?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Several times in the story, Penn seeks out the help of other people in order to move forward in both his investigation into the Payton murder and in his personal life.
a. Identify at least three times in the story in which Penn reaches out for help.
b. Compare and contrast each of these events in terms of the situation Penn is trying to understand, the effect of his asking for help, and the situation that immediately follows this time.
c. How might Penn's actions have impacted the story's plot if he hadn't reached out for help from others?
Essay Topic 2
Throughout the novel, Penn is involved with two very different women. Compare and contrast the relationship Penn has with Caitlin and the relationship Penn has with Olivia. Then, compare and contrast these two women. How do these relationships influence not only Penn, but also the other people that are in his life?
Essay Topic 3
In many ways, the novel is a series of contrasts designed to heighten the reader's awareness and draw the reader deeper into the story and the intricacies of each of the story's characters. Identify at least three contrasts that are used in the novel. Describe these contrasts and determine how they impact the story's plot, as well as the reader's emotional involvement in the characters' lives. If these identified contrasts were not included in the story, what impact would their absence have on the storyline, the characters' development, and the readers' involvement?
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