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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the city commissioners want to get the contract?
(a) J.H. Moore
(b) Burke's Brick & Tile Company
(c) Dolph Pillsbury
(d) Jeffers Construction Company

2. What is the quality of Willie's speeches?
(a) They are not good.
(b) They are conventional.
(c) They are rousing.
(d) They are innovative.

3. In a flashback, what does the author reveal about Jack's father?
(a) Jack's father was a homosexual.
(b) Jack's father had multiple affairs.
(c) Jack's father left his family with no explanation.
(d) Jack's father never got his law degree.

4. What does Willie tell Jack that he is going to build?
(a) A free hospital and health center
(b) A new state courthouse
(c) A monument in his likeness
(d) A new civic center

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack Burden carry with him?

2. What story does Jack's editor want Jack to get?

3. Who were Jack's childhood friends?

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

5. Why is the decision made to back Willie?

(see the answer key)

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