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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does not approve of Jack working for Willie?
(a) Tiny Duffy
(b) Judge Irwin
(c) Anne Stanton
(d) Jack's mother, Mrs. Burden

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

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

4. How far is Burden's Landing from Mason City?
(a) 100 miles
(b) 30 miles
(c) 130 miles
(d) 33 miles

5. Cass and his brother, Gilbert, and sister, Lavinia, were born in poverty in what state?
(a) Tennessee
(b) Alabama
(c) Georgia
(d) Mississippi

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Willie Stark's wife?

4. Why does Annabelle sell Phebe, her waiting maid?

5. How many husbands has Mrs. Burden had?

(see the answer key)

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