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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was included in Cass' papers?
(a) Old bank drafts
(b) Sketches and a diary
(c) Photos, letters, a journal and account books
(d) Love letters

2. 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 does not think he would adapt well to a northern school.
(c) Jack thinks his mother still needs his help occasionally.
(d) Jack wants to put himself through college and the state school is less expensive.

3. What does Jack recall during the trip?
(a) Playing Minor League Baseball
(b) His college years
(c) The years when he, Adam and Anne were inseparable
(d) His summers at the Landing

4. What happens to Annabelle's husband, Duncan Trice?
(a) He is shot in a bar fight.
(b) He is shot accidentally while cleaning his pistols.
(c) He is thrown from his horse.
(d) He commits suicide.

5. What was Willie Stark's job when Jack Burden first meets him?
(a) County Treasurer
(b) County Prosecutor
(c) Assistant District Attorney
(d) Court Reporter

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack's mother reveal to Jack about Judge Irwin

2. On what topic does Willie complain to Jack about Lucy?

3. What happens during the next election for governor?

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

5. What does Anne reveals as the topic of conversation the last time she had lunch with the governor?

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