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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Annie Baxter believe her husband uses work as an excuse for?
(a) Spying.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Infidelities.

2. What did Keith Landry feel about splitting with Annie?
(a) Nostalgic.
(b) Heartbroken.
(c) Liberated.
(d) Guilty.

3. What is the primary influence on Keith Landry's feelings as he returns home?
(a) Seeing the family place.
(b) The bills he returns to.
(c) Meeting his family again.
(d) His forced retirement.

4. What does Annie Baxter do when she can't get her husband on the phone?
(a) Goes to the bar with a loaded pistol.
(b) Goes to the police station to get help finding him.
(c) Waits for him with a loaded rifle. Goes looking for him.
(d) Visits his mistresses one by one, with a loaded rifle.

5. Where have Keith Landry's parents gone?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Florida.
(c) California.
(d) Chicago.

6. Why doesn't Cliff Baxter show up for their meeting?
(a) He knew he would be angry at Keith.
(b) He had a dinner to attend.
(c) He was injured.
(d) He wanted to raise Keith Landry's anticipation.

7. What does Cliff Baxter force Sherry Kolarik to do?
(a) Perform a sexual act.
(b) Give him money.
(c) Give him information about Keith Landry.
(d) Pay her parking tickets.

8. What does the thing in Annie Baxter's pocket make her think?
(a) That she will have to confront her husband after all.
(b) That Keith Landry is dead.
(c) That she might escape from Spencerville.
(d) That she might get five minutes of happiness.

9. Whose graves does Keith Landry visit at the cemetery?
(a) Relatives'.
(b) Old friends'.
(c) Comrades'.
(d) Old girlfriends'.

10. What is Annie Baxter's husband's job?
(a) Politician.
(b) Mechanic.
(c) Police chief.
(d) Lawyer.

11. What do Keith Landry and his friends drink at dinner in Chapter 11?
(a) Beer.
(b) Cheap wine.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Scotch.

12. What is Keith Landry supposed to do, to play his part in the movement that's supposed to be gaining traction?
(a) Steal Annie from Cliff Baxter.
(b) Spy on Cliff Baxter.
(c) Solicit contributions.
(d) Move out of town.

13. What are Annie Baxter's thoughts about taking a lover?
(a) She only takes lovers when she travels.
(b) She keeps her one lover well hidden from her husband.
(c) She has several lovers already.
(d) She has never thought about taking a lover.

14. What do Keith Landry and his visitor do together?
(a) Get drunk.
(b) Go to a ball game.
(c) Walk into town.
(d) Go out for a drive.

15. Where does the food come from that Keith Landry eats for dinner in Chapter 11?
(a) The Porters' garden.
(b) The local market.
(c) South Asia.
(d) Landry's own farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Keith Landry do in his job?

2. What came in between Keith Landry and Jeffrey Porter?

3. What is the meeting about?

4. How does Keith Landry spend his first week back in Spencerville?

5. What has Billy Marlon become since the last time Keith Landry saw him?

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