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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jack attend the state university instead of abiding by his mother's wishes and going to Harvard or Princeton?
(a) Jack does not want to move that far away from home.
(b) Jack wants to put himself through college and the state school is less expensive.
(c) Jack thinks his mother still needs his help occasionally.
(d) Jack does not think he would adapt well to a northern school.

2. How is Dolph Pillsbury connected to the troubles with the brick kiln?
(a) Pillsbury used to do the accounting for the kiln company.
(b) Pillsbury used to make bricks for the kiln company.
(c) Pillsbury's brother-in-law owns the kiln and Pillsbury is suspected of getting kickbacks on the school job.
(d) Pillsbury is a major investor in the kiln business.

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

4. Who recommended the school for Cass?
(a) Jefferson Davis
(b) Ulysses S. Grant
(c) Abraham Lincoln
(d) Robert E. Lee

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Anne live after her father's death?

2. How does Willie enter politics again?

3. What is Jack's method of travel?

4. Where do Willie and Jack go after leaving Judge Irwin?

5. Why does Anne call and want to see Jack?

(see the answer key)

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