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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Pat feel guilty in Chapter 17?
(a) Pat feels guilty for taking public funds without doing any real work.
(b) Pat feels guilty for seeking out a private investigator.
(c) Pat feels guilty for not going to church.
(d) Pat feels guilty for kissing Lila.

2. Who supposedly bought the car in Pat's name?
(a) Pat's boss.
(b) Pat's wife.
(c) Pat's father.
(d) Pat's mistress.

3. Why does Myrtle believe Pat was paroled?
(a) So that Pat could be recruited for organized crime.
(b) To make Governor Clay look good.
(c) To alleviate crowding at the prison.
(d) In order to discredit her in the election.

4. Who points a gun at Pat in Chapter 22?
(a) Doc.
(b) Lila.
(c) Madeline.
(d) Bill Hardesty.

5. What is the first newspaper article about that Pat reads in Chapter 24?
(a) Eggleston's murder.
(b) Doc's past.
(c) Capitol City's deterioration.
(d) Myrtle's resignation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pat claim as he leaves Lila's bedroom?

2. In Chapter 22, what part of Pat's body is the gun pointed towards?

3. What does Pat wait for, outside Eggleston's office?

4. What does Pat do to Lila in Chapter 15?

5. What job did Doc hold long ago?

(see the answer key)

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