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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. Who achieves wealth and fame at the end of the book?
(a) Doc.
(b) Pat.
(c) Madeline.
(d) Lila.

2. What does Rita Kennedy tell Pat over the phone?
(a) He has gotten a promotion.
(b) He has gotten a raise.
(c) His pay has been reduced.
(d) He has been fired.

3. How does Doc introduce his 'real' wife?
(a) Bombastically.
(b) Arrogantly.
(c) Sheepishly.
(d) Coyly.

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

5. What is the agreed opinion of Pat's situation?
(a) It is dangerous.
(b) It is suspicious.
(c) It is precarious.
(d) It is fabulous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Pat threaten Bill Hardesty with physical violence?

2. Why did Doc kill Eggleston?

3. Why is Henry troubled in Chapter 24?

4. What happens to Pat in Chapter 30?

5. Who is arrested at the end of Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

1. What would Senator Burkman's loss in the election mean?

2. What is Doc's plan for Pat?

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

4. Does Pat trust Madeline?

5. Whom will Doc's scheme benefit?

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

7. What does Pat believe Doc's plan is when Pat approaches Eggleston?

8. What is Bill Hardesty's scheme?

9. According to Eggleston, why was Pat paroled and not pardoned?

10. Does Doc have a happy ending?

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