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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 Willie want of Judge Irwin?
(a) He wants the judge to support a man Willie has chosen for a senate nomination.
(b) He wants the judge to contribute to his campaign funds.
(c) He wants the judge to endorse him in the next election.
(d) He wants the judge to campaign for him in the next election.

2. How did Tiny Duffy get his name?
(a) He has a small intellect.
(b) He is a short, slim man.
(c) He has a tiny head.
(d) He is a large, overweight man.

3. During dinner at the judge's home one night in 1933, what topic comes up as part of the conversation?
(a) Jack's school days
(b) Jack's job in politics and the influence he holds
(c) The coming war in Europe
(d) Jack's old girlfriends

4. What does Willie tell Jack to do?
(a) Find a way to influence the judge
(b) Find something to blackmail Judge Irwin
(c) Make sure Willie is front page news tomorrow
(d) Find his own way back to town

5. What does Jack Burden carry with him?
(a) A pencil and paper
(b) A whiskey flask
(c) A press pass
(d) A tape recorder

Short Answer Questions

1. Cass and his brother, Gilbert, and sister, Lavinia, were born in poverty in what state?

2. What does Cass learn from Gilbert?

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

4. To what year does the story flash back?

5. What does Cass do with his own slaves?

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