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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Raymond's mother like about Iselin?
(a) He is more handsome than her first husband.
(b) He has no scruples.
(c) He loves her.
(d) He is wealthier than her first husband.

2. Where does Raymond work?
(a) At the Daily Press.
(b) At the Messenger.
(c) At the New York Times.
(d) At the Chicago Tribune.

3. When does Johnny begin to struggle?
(a) During a meeting with the President.
(b) During one drunken speech before the Senate.
(c) He cannot remember what his wife has told him to say.
(d) His wife tells him to admit to being a Communist.

4. Early the next morning, what interrupts Shaw and the young newspaperwoman in the act of sex?
(a) A loud scream.
(b) A crash.
(c) A sharp and insistent knocking on his hotel room door.
(d) The telephone ringing.

5. What is revealed about Shaw?
(a) He is the bravest man in his company.
(b) He is universally liked by his company.
(c) He is universally disliked by his company.
(d) He is the smartest man in his company.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the newspapers print the photographs the next day, what is revealed about a banner saying, "JOHNNY ISELIN'S BOY?"

2. How old is Raymond when he meets Jocelyn Jordan?

3. Two years later, Raymond receives a phone call asking him to do what?

4. From where has Raymond Shaw recently returned?

5. How does Iselin solidify his power in the senate?

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