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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 tell White after White accuses Willie of impunity?
(a) That White should never have entered public office.
(b) White has watched the rich get richer and the poor get poorer for 15 years.
(c) That White would make a good county prosecutor.
(d) That White should take some time off.

2. Why do people come to hear Willie speak?
(a) Because Willie offers free refreshments at his speeches.
(b) Because Willie gives prizes to anyone bringing children to the speeches.
(c) Because they want to hear everything they can about all the candidates.
(d) Because they're interested in anyone who opposes Pillsbury's friend.

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

4. In what year does Willie first run for governor?
(a) 1926
(b) 1934
(c) 1930
(d) 1922

5. What happens during the next election for governor?
(a) Will is soundly defeated.
(b) Willie runs but does not accept the position.
(c) Willie is elected.
(d) Willie declines to run.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens during a fire drill at the school two years after it is constructed?

2. Who does not approve of Jack working for Willie?

3. Why is Willie's wife, Lucy, leaving Willie?

4. How does Judge Irwin react when a dinner guest berates Governor Stark's programs?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the author have Jack return home from California?

3. How does Judge Irwin react when he sees Jack and Willie at his home?

4. How do Jack's mother and Judge Irwin feel about Jack's association with Willie Stark?

5. What is the nature of Anne Stanton's depression?

6. What is the author's purpose of sending Jack on a road trip?

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

8. What is revealed in the literary technique does the author use at the beginning of Chapter 2?

9. What happens at the school two years after the new school is built?q

10. Briefly explain the Mastern family story.

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