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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In a flashback, what does the author reveal about Jack's father?
(a) Jack's father was a homosexual.
(b) Jack's father never got his law degree.
(c) Jack's father left his family with no explanation.
(d) Jack's father had multiple affairs.

3. How did Tiny Duffy get his name?
(a) He has a small intellect.
(b) He is a short, slim man.
(c) He is a large, overweight man.
(d) He has a tiny head.

4. What is the situation regarding a brick kiln and the bricks Moore would use on the awarded job?
(a) The brick kiln cannot produce the amount of bricks needed to meet the deadline.
(b) There had been a lawsuit about the inferior quality of the bricks.
(c) The kiln is located in another state and there are tax issues.
(d) The brick kiln cannot produce the correct color of bricks for the school.

5. With whom did Adam and Anne Stanton live as children?
(a) Willie Stark's family
(b) Jack Burden
(c) Their godfather, Judge Irwin
(d) Their widowed father, Governor Stanton

6. 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 think he would adapt well to a northern school.
(b) Jack does not want to move that far away from home.
(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.

7. What do Willie and Jack do with Willie's father?
(a) They eat dinner.
(b) They play cards.
(c) They go hunting.
(d) They listen to the radio.

8. How does Jack come in contact with Cass Mastern?
(a) Cass offers dissertation services to grad students.
(b) Cass was a highly-honored Civil War general.
(c) Cass places an ad for an apartment for rent.
(d) Cass' grandson contacts Jack to determine if Cass' papers have any financial worth.

9. Who is the woman who works for Willie?
(a) Lucille Burke
(b) Anne Stanton
(c) Marie Stanton
(d) Sadie Burke

10. What does the answer to #45 reveal to Willie?
(a) That she is very attracted to Willie.
(b) That Willie has been used by the Hamiltons in the campaign.
(c) That she has been attending all of Willie's speeches.
(d) That Willie will be a wonderful governor.

11. Who befriends Willie to keep an eye on his campaign for the Harrison faction?
(a) Mrs. Pillsbury
(b) Sadie Burke
(c) Lucille MacMurfee
(d) Anne Stanton

12. What do Jack and Judge Irwin make while Jack is growing up?
(a) Ships in bottles
(b) Kites
(c) Model airplanes
(d) Models of ancient weapons

13. When Jack returns to his office, he finds that ______________________________ have been begun for State Auditor, Byram B. White.
(a) Birthday celebration
(b) Impeachment proceedings
(c) Anniversary plans
(d) Reelection plans

14. How far is Burden's Landing from Mason City?
(a) 33 miles
(b) 130 miles
(c) 30 miles
(d) 100 miles

15. What does Cass learn from Gilbert?
(a) How to speak French
(b) How to ride a horse
(c) How to order wine in a restaurant
(d) How to manage a plantation

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the Attorney General, Hugh Miller resign his position?

3. How is Dolph Pillsbury connected to the troubles with the brick kiln?

4. Who is the narrator of the story?

5. Where is Wille Stark's home town?

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