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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Willie Stark's job when Jack Burden first meets him?
(a) County Treasurer
(b) County Prosecutor
(c) Court Reporter
(d) Assistant District Attorney

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

3. Why does Willie lose when he runs for reelection?
(a) He runs against the mayor's very popular son.
(b) He does not have a good record on administering city tax dollars.
(c) The city commissioners start a rumor that the contractor Willie wanted, Jeffers, hired Negro workers.
(d) He does not have enough money to print campaign posters.

4. With whom has Willie been having an affair?
(a) Anne Stanton
(b) Mary Harrison
(c) Lucille Burden
(d) Sadie Burke

5. Where do Willie and Jack go after leaving Judge Irwin?
(a) To Memphis
(b) To Willie's farm in Mason City
(c) To Biloxi
(d) To Baton Rouge

Short Answer Questions

1. In a flashback, what does the author reveal about Jack's father?

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

3. In what year does the story begin?

4. What do Willie and Jack do with Willie's father?

5. Who do the city commissioners want to get the contract?

(see the answer key)

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