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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 Penn and Caitlin discuss Penn's high school relationship with Livy, why does Caitlin suggest Livy left Penn?

2. Where do Penn and Tom dispose of the gun?

3. When the phone line to Agent Stone's house is cut, what does Stone give to Penn?

4. Where did the person being executed commit a murder while being part of the witness protection program?

5. As Penn drives alone after Ruby's funeral, how is Penn feeling?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Penn ask Caitlin to accompany him on his upcoming trip?

2. When Penn arrives at his interview in Colorado, the interviewee does not want to talk. What changes the interviewee's mind?

3. When Annie is returned to Penn, there is also a note for Penn. What does the note say?

4. What announcement does the person Penn sees getting off an airplane in Baton Rouge make that shocks Penn?

5. How does Penn respond when he hears the announcement from the person Penn sees getting off an airplane in Baton Rouge?

6. What discrepancy catches Penn's eye about the Fairlane that is sitting in Althea's garden?

7. According to Penn, why had Portman wanted Hanratty extradited to Los Angeles?

8. According to Caitlin, what is the reason why Agent Stone is reluctant to speak to Penn about the Payton case?

9. When Penn goes to the apartment of the person who interrupts him at Biscuits and Blues, what does the person who interrupts him tell Penn?

10. Describe one retaliatory event that occurs after Penn's accusations are published in the paper.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Dwight Stone and Penn Cage, the two men that find the truth regarding Del Payton's murder.

a. How are the two characters similar in terms of their professional lives? How are they different?

b. How are the two characters similar in their personality characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses? How are they different?

c. Each of these men has a daughter they want to protect, were the men similarly affected by this desire or not? Explain your answers and your reasoning.

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

John Portman, Director of the FBI, uses many different tactics to rule his subordinates and try to keep people in line, including Penn Cage.

a. Identify three tactics used by Portman to keep people in line.

b. For each tactic identified, explain why Portman uses this method of control.

c. Compare and contrast these tactics in terms of their operational style, level of involvement, and operational success or failure.

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