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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In what year does Willie first run for governor?
(a) 1934
(b) 1926
(c) 1922
(d) 1930
2. Why does Willie lose when he runs for reelection?
(a) He runs against the mayor's very popular son.
(b) The city commissioners start a rumor that the contractor Willie wanted, Jeffers, hired Negro workers.
(c) He does not have enough money to print campaign posters.
(d) He does not have a good record on administering city tax dollars.
3. How far is Burden's Landing from Mason City?
(a) 33 miles
(b) 30 miles
(c) 130 miles
(d) 100 miles
4. What does Jack Burden carry with him?
(a) A tape recorder
(b) A pencil and paper
(c) A press pass
(d) A whiskey flask
5. What story does Jack's editor want Jack to get?
(a) The Mason City Labor Day Beauty Pageant
(b) The fire at the Mason City Elementary School
(c) The politics involved in a construction contract award
(d) The Mason City Fourth of July Celebration
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Willie order when everyone else orders beer?
2. What happens during a fire drill at the school two years after it is constructed?
3. How does Willie enter politics again?
4. How does Willie benefit from what happens at the school fire drill?
5. What does Jack think he can find to blackmail Judge Irwin?
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