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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jack fear for Anne in her involvement with the governor?
(a) She will put her healthy in jeopardy by working long hours.
(b) She might be hurt.
(c) She will be fired
(d) She should not get involved in politics.

2. What happens to Willie and Lucy's son, Tom?
(a) He gets into the college of his choice.
(b) He gets all A's on his report card.
(c) He goes to the prom with his dream girl.
(d) He wrecks his expensive sports car.

3. How did Judge Irwin get Mortimer L. Littlepaugh's job?
(a) He took a bribe to make a ruling on a lawsuit.
(b) He invited the company CEO for a golf weekend.
(c) He invested a large sum in the company's stock.
(d) He hosted cocktail parties for the company executives.

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

5. Who is the pregnant girl naming Tom Stark as the father of her baby?
(a) Lucille Burke
(b) Sadie Burke
(c) Sibyl Frye
(d) Sara Frye

6. What does MacMurfree want in return?
(a) He wants the child to be named after him
(b) The governor's endorsement when MacMurfee runs for the Senate
(c) He wants the governor to approve his brother-in-law's bid on a big construction project
(d) He wants nothing in return

7. What is another reason Jack is taking this trip?
(a) He is considering moving to another city.
(b) He feels he had handed Anne over to Willie.
(c) He wants to check on some of his rental property.
(d) He has relatives he has not seen for a long time.

8. Who tells Jack that Anne is having an affair with Willie?
(a) Anne
(b) Lucy
(c) Adam
(d) Sadie

9. What happens between Jack and Anne the summer Jack is 20?
(a) They have a huge fight.
(b) They break up for good.
(c) They start going steady.
(d) They pledge to marry.

10. Jack reminds Anne that _______________________________.
(a) She should make travel plans for Europe
(b) Their dinner reservations are for seven o'clock
(c) She needs to pick up her clothes at the dry cleaners
(d) She could have married him but refused

11. What does Adam recall about an argument between Judge Irwin and Governor Stanton?
(a) It was about a woman.
(b) It was about money.
(c) It was about politics.
(d) It was about property.

12. To whom does Mortimer L. Littlepaugh give a letter the night before he dies?
(a) Judge Irwin
(b) Governor Stanton
(c) His sister, Miss Lily Mae Littlepaugh
(d) His brother, Clayton A. Littlepaugh

13. What puzzles Jack about the hospital discussion?
(a) He wonders why the construction schedule isn't more aggressive.
(b) He does not know how Anne knew that Adam had been asked to head up the hospital.
(c) He wonders where all the money is going.
(d) He wonders who the major contributors are for the hospital fund.

14. What happened to Judge Irwin's second wife?
(a) She divorced Judge Irwin.
(b) She committed suicide.
(c) She died in childbirth.
(d) She was an invalid and died.

15. Who does Gummy Larson send to see Adam in Chapter 8?
(a) Harold Coffee
(b) Howard Coffee
(c) Hubert Coffee
(d) Herbert Coffee

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of Jack's historical research project in Chapter 5?

2. What does Willie tell Adam to do?

3. What do Adam and Willie discuss when Jack and Willie go to Adam's apartment?

4. Who is with Adam at the time of Coffee's visit?

5. What is the best approach to secure the answer to #114?

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