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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the woman who works for Willie?
(a) Anne Stanton
(b) Lucille Burke
(c) Marie Stanton
(d) Sadie Burke

2. What do Willie and Jack do with Willie's father?
(a) They eat dinner.
(b) They go hunting.
(c) They listen to the radio.
(d) They play cards.

3. What is Willie's wife's profession?
(a) Nurse
(b) Court reporter
(c) Secretary
(d) School teacher

4. What is Judge Irwin's response to Willie's request?
(a) He will be glad to do it.
(b) He is not able to do it.
(c) He will not do it.
(d) He will think about it.

5. Why is the decision made to back Willie?
(a) To split the Harrison vote
(b) To split the MacMurfee vote
(c) To split the Irwin vote
(d) To split the Stanton vote

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Adam and Anne Stanton live as children?

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

3. What does Willie do after he loses the election?

4. What literary technique does the author use to take the story back in time again?

5. How does Willie benefit from what happens at the school fire drill?

(see the answer key)

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