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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Willie benefit from what happens at the school fire drill?
(a) Willie is asked to work as a consultant on the rebuilding of the school.
(b) Willie gets to hire a new architect who is a friend of his.
(c) The people realize the corruption related to the brick quality and they should have voted for Willie.
(d) Willie gets reelected on a special emergency vote.

3. In what year does Willie first run for governor?
(a) 1934
(b) 1930
(c) 1922
(d) 1926

4. Why is Willie's wife, Lucy, leaving Willie?
(a) Because she cannot live in the glare of the public spotlight
(b) Because Willie is having an affair
(c) Because he has covered up Byram White's crime
(d) Because she has fallen in love with someone else

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack think he can find to blackmail Judge Irwin?

2. Who does not approve of Jack working for Willie?

3. Why does Jack attend the state university instead of abiding by his mother's wishes and going to Harvard or Princeton?

4. What does Willie want of Judge Irwin?

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

(see the answer key)

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