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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two major political factions run the state?
(a) The Harrison faction and the MacMurfee faction
(b) The Irwin faction and the Stanton faction
(c) The Stark faction and the Burden faction
(d) The Burke faction and the Stark faction

2. In what year does Willie first run for governor?
(a) 1926
(b) 1930
(c) 1934
(d) 1922

3. What does Willie tell Jack that he is going to build?
(a) A new civic center
(b) A free hospital and health center
(c) A monument in his likeness
(d) A new state courthouse

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

5. What does Gilbert do after he runs away from home?
(a) He becomes a decorated Civil War general.
(b) He goes to Mississippi and becomes a wealthy cotton baron.
(c) He goes to California and starts a winery.
(d) He runs to Canada to hide out.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to indicate that Lucy is not engaged in Willie's life?

2. What happens when Willie runs for the governorship in 1930?

3. Who do Willie and Jack drive to Burden's Landing to see?

4. Who is the narrator of the story?

5. Who recommended the school for Cass?

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