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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Jack returns to his office, he finds that ______________________________ have been begun for State Auditor, Byram B. White.
(a) Anniversary plans
(b) Birthday celebration
(c) Impeachment proceedings
(d) Reelection plans

2. What happened to Judge Irwin's first wife?
(a) She committed suicide.
(b) She died in childbirth.
(c) She was an invalid and died.
(d) She divorced Judge Irwin.

3. On what topic does Willie complain to Jack about Lucy?
(a) How Lucy is raising their son, Tom
(b) How much weight Lucy seems to have gained recently
(c) How much money Lucy is spending to decorate the governor's mansion
(d) How much Lucy has overextended her wardrobe budget

4. What does Gilbert do after he runs away from home?
(a) He goes to Mississippi and becomes a wealthy cotton baron.
(b) He goes to California and starts a winery.
(c) He becomes a decorated Civil War general.
(d) He runs to Canada to hide out.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who steps in and offers blackmail as a tool to help White?

2. Why is Anne depressed?

3. How did Tiny Duffy get his name?

4. What does Anne tell Jack about how Judge Irwin solved his money problems?

5. What does Jack discover about the wealth of Judge Irwin's second wife?

(see the answer key)

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