Why did Whitey (the barber) tell the customer so much about the town?
1. He wanted the man to like the town well enough to stay.
2. He liked to talk to customers when the shop wasn't busy.
3. He was looking for someone to work with Hod Meyers on Saturdays.
Why was the barber's shop always jam-packed from four o'clock on Saturdays?
1. Because it was just like New York City or Chicago.
2. Because there was nowhere else to buy alcohol.
3. Because it was the best time for men to get together.
Why did Jim Kendall lose his job at the canned goods company?
1. For playing jokes on people in the towns he visited.
2. For not working hard enough sell canned goods.
3. For going out with some of the married women he met.
Why didn't Jim Kendall keep his promise to take his family to the circus?
1. Because he wanted Doc Stair to pay for their tickets.
2. Because he got drunk and laid round Wright’s poolroom all day.
3. Because he wanted to teach his wife a lesson.
Why was Doc Stair given the job of Coroner?
1. Because Doc Gamble and Doc Foote were too old.
2. Because he didn't have enough money to buy seeds for his garden.
3. Because he was the only one who would take the job.
Why did Whitey think that Paul Dickson was always suspicious of people?
1. Because Paul fell out of a tree and has never been right since.
2. Because the only people Paul liked were his mother, Doc Stair and Julie Gregg.
3. Because of the jokes that Jim Kendall kept playing on Paul.
Why did Julie Gregg first go to visit Doc Stair?
1. Because it was love at first sight and she went wild over him.
2. To see if he was any better than the other two doctors in town.
3. To ask him to look at something that was all over her face.
Why did Jim Kendall trick Julie into going to Doc Stair's office when the doctor wasn't there?
1. Because he wanted to get Julie somewhere alone.
2. Because he wanted Julie to be angry with Doc Stair for going away.
3. Because he wanted revenge for when she made him look silly.
What is the most likely reason that Paul Dickson wanted to go duck hunting with Jim Kendall?
1. He had never been duck hunting before.
2. He wanted to be better friends with Jim.
3. He wanted to do something bad to Jim.
What is the most likely reason that Doc Stair didn't call for a jury investigation into the death of Jim Kendall?
1. It was a plain case of accidental shooting.
2. Something he said might have led to the shooting.
3. Nobody in the town really liked Jim Kendall.