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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 Doc buy for Pat in Capitol City?
(a) Food.
(b) Cigars.
(c) Bedding.
(d) Clothing.

2. How does Lila explain the purchase of the car?
(a) It is a Christmas present.
(b) It is for work.
(c) It is a congratulatory gift.
(d) It is a birthday surprise.

3. How old is Pat?
(a) Thirty-nine years old.
(b) Twenty-seven years old.
(c) Forty-one years old.
(d) Thirty-three years old.

4. At the apartment, whom does Doc introduce to Pat?
(a) Senator Burkman.
(b) Madeline Flournoy.
(c) Myrtle Briscoe.
(d) Lila Luther.

5. Where do Doc and Pat visit Myrtle?
(a) At Governor Clay's office.
(b) At the roadhouse diner.
(c) At the capital.
(d) At her apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pat give to the parole officer who sneaks into Madeline's apartment ?

2. Who is Willie?

3. Whose advice does Lila appear to respond to?

4. How has Myrtle kept her position for so long?

5. What does the parole officer want in exchange for keeping quiet about what he saw?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lila apparently buy the car for Pat?

2. What documents is Doc looking at in Chapter 1?

3. How is Doc about to continue working in Capitol City after his shady past is revealed?

4. Why does Pat visit Bill Hardesty?

5. Why did Doc steal money from the college?

6. What is the purpose of the plan Doc is hatching?

7. Does Pat find out more about Doc from Lila? Why or why not?

8. Pat overhears Doc arguing with another man by his car. What does Pat conclude about the argument between Doc and the other man?

9. After the incident with Madeline in the parking lot, what does Doc tell Pat?

10. Is Pat an intelligent character? Support your answer with evidence from the first five chapters.

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