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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Annabelle sell Phebe, her waiting maid?
(a) Because she saw Annabelle shoot her husband.
(b) Because Phebe knows about Annabelle's husband's ring on Cass' finger.
(c) Because Annabelle wants a younger maid in the house.
(d) Because Phebe had set fire to the bedroom drapes with a candle.

3. Who do the city commissioners want to get the contract?
(a) Dolph Pillsbury
(b) Burke's Brick & Tile Company
(c) J.H. Moore
(d) Jeffers Construction Company

4. How can Willie be confident in his position?
(a) He has helped the people in the state more than anyone else who has ever held the office.
(b) He knows how to campaign better than anyone in the state.
(c) He has the loyalty of the people all over the state.
(d) He can blackmail anyone he needs to in order to secure his position.

5. Where does Annabelle take Phebe to be sold?
(a) Paducah
(b) Louisville
(c) Lexington
(d) Owensboro

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Wille Stark's home town?

2. With what married woman did Cass become involved at Transylvania?

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

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

5. Gilbert sends Lavinia to an expensive school in Atlanta and _____________________________.

(see the answer key)

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