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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How can Willie be confident in his position?
(a) He has helped the people in the state more than anyone else who has ever held the office.
(b) He can blackmail anyone he needs to in order to secure his position.
(c) He has the loyalty of the people all over the state.
(d) He knows how to campaign better than anyone in the state.

2. What happens when Willie runs for the governorship in 1930?
(a) Willie is defeated by the MacMurfee faction.
(b) Willie wins.
(c) Willie is defeated by the Harrison faction.
(d) Willie wins but does not accept the office.

3. Who were Jack's childhood friends?
(a) Sadie and Marie Burke
(b) Tiny Duffy and Sugar Boy
(c) Willie and Teddy Stark
(d) Adam and Anne Stanton

4. What surprising twist occurs at Willie's next speech?
(a) Willie resigns because he gets some bad medical news.
(b) Willie resigns because his wife cannot withstand the rigors of the campaign.
(c) Willie resigns before he is blackmailed.
(d) Willie tells the crowd about how he has been duped and he is resigning in order to support MacMurfee.

5. Who befriends Willie to keep an eye on his campaign for the Harrison faction?
(a) Anne Stanton
(b) Mrs. Pillsbury
(c) Sadie Burke
(d) Lucille MacMurfee

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Willie tell White after White accuses Willie of impunity?

2. Who takes over as Jack's father after Jack's father leaves?

3. In what subject did Jack pursue his Ph.D. at the university?

4. Why do people come to hear Willie speak?

5. Why is Willie's wife, Lucy, leaving Willie?

(see the answer key)

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