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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 the parole officer want in exchange for keeping quiet about what he saw?
(a) Money.
(b) Pat's watch.
(c) A car.
(d) A date with Madeline.

2. Who offers Pat a job?
(a) Lila Luther.
(b) No one.
(c) Madeline Flournoy.
(d) Doc Luther.

3. What does Pat contemplate while at the diner?
(a) Ecological destruction.
(b) Urban sprawl.
(c) The recession.
(d) Social corruption.

4. After Doc picks Pat up from prison, where do they drive towards?
(a) Capital City.
(b) Sin City.
(c) Miami.
(d) Denver.

5. After questioning Pat, what does Doc determine?
(a) Pat is a terrible liar.
(b) Pat has an excellent memory.
(c) Pat is very polite.
(d) Pat has a vivid imagination.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Lila inherited?

2. How many years has Pat been incarcerated?

3. Where do Pat and Doc eat lunch in Chapter 7?

4. What does Pat reveal on his body to Madeline and the parole officer?

5. When Doc introduces Madeline to Pat what does he say she is?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Pat notice about downtown Capitol City?

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

4. What does Pat reveal to Madeline and the parole officer in Chapter 12? Why does he do this?

5. Why is Myrtle Briscoe upset over Pat's parole?

6. After Doc picks Pat up from prison, they stop at a roadhouse diner. What bombshell does Doc drop on Pat at the diner?

7. Why does Madeline caution Pat to be careful around Doc?

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. How does Pat get his job at the Highway Commission?

10. What does Pat think about while visiting the diner the second time?

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