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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cass learn from Gilbert?
(a) How to manage a plantation
(b) How to ride a horse
(c) How to order wine in a restaurant
(d) How to speak French

2. What is the topic of Jack's dissertation?
(a) The Fourth Estate
(b) The Civil War
(c) His father's maternal uncle
(d) World War I

3. How does Judge Irwin react when a dinner guest berates Governor Stark's programs?
(a) He changes the subject.
(b) He agrees with his guest.
(c) He defends them as necessary in a changing world.
(d) He lets the arguments escalate.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom has Willie been having an affair?

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

3. What kinds of stories are surfacing at the newspaper office, The Chronicle?

4. What is Judge Irwin's response to Willie's request?

5. What do Jack and Judge Irwin make while Jack is growing up?

(see the answer key)

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