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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. Where does Pat run into the policeman at Eggleston's office building?
(a) Eggleston's office.
(b) The lobby.
(c) In the men's room.
(d) In the parking lot.

2. What happened to Lila's real husband?
(a) He died in a ten-car accident.
(b) He drank himself to death.
(c) Lila gave him too much medicine and he died.
(d) He ran off with his secretary.

3. Who does Pat believe is using him for their own purposes?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Bill Hardesty.
(c) Doc.
(d) Myrtle Briscoe.

4. What rumor is supposedly being spread about Pat?
(a) Pat is older than he says.
(b) Pat is scheming with Doc.
(c) Pat is working with the C.I.A.
(d) Pat is sleeping with Lila.

5. How do Madeline and Bill Hardesty plan on ruining Doc's scheme?
(a) Having Pat kill Doc.
(b) Having Pat kill Senator Burkman.
(c) Going to the authorities.
(d) By bribing Doc.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pat say that he's known for some time in Chapter 28?

2. Where is Eggleston's body?

3. Who is contacted by the media at the end of the book?

4. What does Pat conclude after listening to Lila's story?

5. How long does Eggleston think about Pat's answers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lila insist on a ride from Pat in Chapter 27?

2. As of Chapter 26, are Pat and Lila in similar situations? Use evidence from the story to support your argument.

3. What does Pat realize about Doc in Chapter 17?

4. Does Pat trust Madeline?

5. Why does Pat decline Rita Kennedy's offer of future job security?

6. Why is Pat dismayed upon entering Eggleston's office?

7. What is Doc's plan for Pat?

8. What is Madeline's and Bill's scheme?

9. In Chapter 19, why is Eggleston acting so despicable towards Pat?

10. What does Pat discover when he goes to Doc's apartment after the meeting?

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