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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Willie want for his son, Tom?
(a) He wants him to become a professional baseball player.
(b) He wants him to be a part of all the excitement of Willie's administration.
(c) He wants him to go to Harvard or Yale and become a lawyer.
(d) He wants him to marry a nice girl and settle down in Mason City.

2. Who confirms the fact that Anne is having an affair with Willie?
(a) Anne
(b) Tom
(c) Willie
(d) Lucy

3. To what does Willie agree in the Sibyl Frye situation?
(a) To provide the necessary funds out of his personal account
(b) To give Gummy Larson the hospital contract
(c) To drop all investigations
(d) To find some information for blackmail

4. Of what has White been accused?
(a) Propositioning one of the pages at the state house
(b) Having an affair with a congressman's wife
(c) Cheating on his taxes
(d) Making a deal with the Tax Lands Bureau for a kickback

5. Where does Anne live after her father's death?
(a) In the family home
(b) A small apartment in the city
(c) In a townhouse in New York
(d) A farm in Mississippi

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the city commissioners want to get the contract?

2. Who becomes Willie's campaign manager?

3. What does Willie tell Jack about the Larson situation?

4. What was Willie Stark's job when Jack Burden first meets him?

5. What does the answer to #45 reveal to Willie?

(see the answer key)

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