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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jack discover about the wealth of Judge Irwin's second wife?
(a) She had been left a lot of money but spent it by the time she married the judge.
(b) She had cut the judge out of her will.
(c) She is very frugal and dies with most of her money untouched.
(d) She invests well and becomes an even wealthier woman.

2. Why does Jack attend the state university instead of abiding by his mother's wishes and going to Harvard or Princeton?
(a) Jack wants to put himself through college and the state school is less expensive.
(b) Jack thinks his mother still needs his help occasionally.
(c) Jack does not want to move that far away from home.
(d) Jack does not think he would adapt well to a northern school.

3. What literary technique does the author use to take the story back in time again?
(a) Reverse plot
(b) Plot in reverse
(c) Plot timeline
(d) Flashback

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the topic of Jack's dissertation?

3. In what year does Willie first run for governor?

4. What does Willie tell Jack that he is going to build?

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

(see the answer key)

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