All the King's Men Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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All the King's Men Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far is Burden's Landing from Mason City?
(a) 100 miles
(b) 30 miles
(c) 33 miles
(d) 130 miles

2. What was included in Cass' papers?
(a) Photos, letters, a journal and account books
(b) Love letters
(c) Old bank drafts
(d) Sketches and a diary

3. Of what has White been accused?
(a) Cheating on his taxes
(b) Propositioning one of the pages at the state house
(c) Making a deal with the Tax Lands Bureau for a kickback
(d) Having an affair with a congressman's wife

4. How does Willie benefit from what happens at the school fire drill?
(a) Willie is asked to work as a consultant on the rebuilding of the school.
(b) The people realize the corruption related to the brick quality and they should have voted for Willie.
(c) Willie gets to hire a new architect who is a friend of his.
(d) Willie gets reelected on a special emergency vote.

5. Who are Willie and his entourage visiting at a farm?
(a) Willie's mentor
(b) Willie's father
(c) Willie's grandfather
(d) Willie's old coach

6. What story does Jack's editor want Jack to get?
(a) The fire at the Mason City Elementary School
(b) The politics involved in a construction contract award
(c) The Mason City Labor Day Beauty Pageant
(d) The Mason City Fourth of July Celebration

7. What kinds of stories are surfacing at the newspaper office, The Chronicle?
(a) Stories about segregation
(b) Stories about prohibition
(c) Stories about corruption in county courthouses
(d) Stories about environmental issues

8. To what year does the story flash back?
(a) 1922
(b) 1940
(c) 1915
(d) 1896

9. Where does Annabelle take Phebe to be sold?
(a) Paducah
(b) Louisville
(c) Lexington
(d) Owensboro

10. Why do people come to hear Willie speak?
(a) Because Willie gives prizes to anyone bringing children to the speeches.
(b) Because they want to hear everything they can about all the candidates.
(c) Because Willie offers free refreshments at his speeches.
(d) Because they're interested in anyone who opposes Pillsbury's friend.

11. In what year does Willie first run for governor?
(a) 1922
(b) 1934
(c) 1930
(d) 1926

12. What does Jack Burden carry with him?
(a) A pencil and paper
(b) A press pass
(c) A whiskey flask
(d) A tape recorder

13. In what subject did Jack pursue his Ph.D. at the university?
(a) History
(b) Journalism
(c) Literature
(d) Sociology

14. Who is the narrator of the story?
(a) Willie Stark
(b) Jack Burden
(c) Adam Stanton
(d) Anne Stanton

15. Cass and his brother, Gilbert, and sister, Lavinia, were born in poverty in what state?
(a) Mississippi
(b) Alabama
(c) Georgia
(d) Tennessee

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to indicate that Lucy is not engaged in Willie's life?

2. With whom has Willie been having an affair?

3. In what year does the story begin?

4. What happens when Jack visits his father in his small apartment now?

5. What happens to Annabelle's husband, Duncan Trice?

(see the answer keys)

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