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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Willie want of Judge Irwin?
(a) He wants the judge to endorse him in the next election.
(b) He wants the judge to support a man Willie has chosen for a senate nomination.
(c) He wants the judge to contribute to his campaign funds.
(d) He wants the judge to campaign for him in the next election.

2. With whom has Willie been having an affair?
(a) Sadie Burke
(b) Anne Stanton
(c) Lucille Burden
(d) Mary Harrison

3. How can Willie be confident in his position?
(a) He can blackmail anyone he needs to in order to secure his position.
(b) He knows how to campaign better than anyone in the state.
(c) He has helped the people in the state more than anyone else who has ever held the office.
(d) He has the loyalty of the people all over the state.

4. Why is Willie's wife, Lucy, leaving Willie?
(a) Because Willie is having an affair
(b) Because he has covered up Byram White's crime
(c) Because she cannot live in the glare of the public spotlight
(d) Because she has fallen in love with someone else

5. What does Willie tell Jack to do?
(a) Make sure Willie is front page news tomorrow
(b) Find his own way back to town
(c) Find a way to influence the judge
(d) Find something to blackmail Judge Irwin

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were Jack's childhood friends?

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

3. To what year does the story flash back?

4. Who is Cass Mastern?

5. Who becomes Willie's campaign manager?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author indicate that Willie is against drinking alcohol?

2. What negative trait of Willie's is verified by Willie's behavior in the White impeachment scandal?

3. How do Willie's problem-solving tactics emerge after his son, Tom, has a car accident?

4. What does Jack recall about his childhood at the beginning of Chapter 3?

5. How does Willie's standard manipulative behavior exhibit in Chapter 8?

6. What crisis is occurring in the governor's office when Jack returns to town?

7. Jack takes an abrupt, unannounced trip to California after learning of Anne's affair with Willie. What consumes Jack's thoughts as he drives cross-country?

8. When is Jack able to leave California and return home?

9. What was Cass' life like in Mississippi?

10. What personal connection does Jack find to Cass Mastern during his research?

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