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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Cass die?
(a) In a military hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1864
(b) Of old age
(c) From cancer
(d) In the Battle of Gettysburg

3. Who steps in and offers blackmail as a tool to help White?
(a) Tiny Duffy
(b) Former Governor Stanton
(c) Governor Stark
(d) Judge Irwin

4. Who is the narrator of the story?
(a) Willie Stark
(b) Jack Burden
(c) Anne Stanton
(d) Adam Stanton

5. Why will Tiny Duffy not help Willie improve his dreadful campaign speeches?
(a) Tiny is busy organizing Willie's travel itinerary.
(b) Duffy is employed by the Harrison faction and they do not expect Willie to win, simply dilute the MacMurfee votes.
(c) Tiny does not have any speechwriting experience.
(d) Tiny has never held a management position before.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which political faction covertly backs Willie's campaign?

2. What story does Jack's editor want Jack to get?

3. What is the situation regarding a brick kiln and the bricks Moore would use on the awarded job?

4. How can Willie be confident in his position?

5. When Jack returns to his office, he finds that ______________________________ have been begun for State Auditor, Byram B. White.

(see the answer key)

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