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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Willie Stark is known as ______________.
(a) The Man
(b) The Boss
(c) The Big Guy
(d) Colonel

3. With whom did Adam and Anne Stanton live as children?
(a) Jack Burden
(b) Their widowed father, Governor Stanton
(c) Their godfather, Judge Irwin
(d) Willie Stark's family

4. How can Willie be confident in his position?
(a) He has helped the people in the state more than anyone else who has ever held the office.
(b) He can blackmail anyone he needs to in order to secure his position.
(c) He has the loyalty of the people all over the state.
(d) He knows how to campaign better than anyone in the state.

5. What happens during a fire drill at the school two years after it is constructed?
(a) Someone pulls the fire alarm as a prank and is suspended for three weeks.
(b) The brickwork collapses causing the deaths of three children and serious injury to a dozen more.
(c) The fire drill is actually a real fire and most of the children are overcome with smoke.
(d) The students and teachers are locked in the building.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jack confirm Willie's affair?

2. Where is Wille Stark's home town?

3. What does Willie want of Judge Irwin?

4. Why will Tiny Duffy not help Willie improve his dreadful campaign speeches?

5. Who is the narrator of the story?

(see the answer key)

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