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

2. How does Madeline recount her life story to Pat?
(a) Earnestly.
(b) Emotionally.
(c) Vaguely.
(d) Colorfully.

3. What does the parole officer catch Pat doing?
(a) Kissing Madeline.
(b) Breaking the terms of his parole.
(c) Cross-dressing.
(d) Drinking alcohol.

4. Why, in spite of his past, is Doc in influential circles?
(a) No one has found out about his past.
(b) People are forgiving.
(c) He has bribed people.
(d) He knows many secrets about important people.

5. What does Pat realize about his new job?
(a) He will receive money for doing no real work.
(b) He will enjoy it.
(c) It will be a challenge.
(d) He is overqualified.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lila react to Doc ordering her to leave the room?

2. What does Pat remove as he talks to the parole officer?

3. Which of the following is not included with Pat's new job?

4. What does Pat wonder about Doc?

5. Why does Myrtle believe Pat was paroled?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Myrtle Briscoe.

3. What do the documents that Doc is looking at say about Pat?

4. How does Pat feel about the woman he sees at the Capitol building?

5. Why is Pat somewhat disappointed by his job?

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

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

8. Why was Pat tried as an adult instead of a juvenile when he was seventeen?

9. Why is Doc jealous of Bill Hardesty?

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

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