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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Cliff Baxter discover that Keith Landry is back in town?
(a) Keith Landry's house.
(b) The gas station.
(c) The grocery store.
(d) The police station.

2. What does Keith Landry talk about with the dealer at Baxter Motors?
(a) Changes in Spencerville.
(b) House prices.
(c) Cliff Baxter.
(d) Annie Baxter.

3. What came in between Keith Landry and Jeffrey Porter?
(a) Money.
(b) Jeffrey Porter's opposition to the war in Vietnam.
(c) Keith Landry's work at Jeffrey Porter's father's business.
(d) Annie.

4. What caused tension between Keith Landry and Annie before Keith left for Vietnam?
(a) Annie was against the war.
(b) Keith Landry got weapons training.
(c) Annie wanted Keith Landry to marry her.
(d) Keith Landry had another girlfriend.

5. What movement does Keith Landry hear about after dinner in Chapter 11?
(a) Cliff Baxter's election to state office.
(b) Consolidation of Cliff Baxter's power.
(c) Persecution of local minorities.
(d) Opposition to Cliff Baxter.

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

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

8. What does Annie Baxter have in her pocket when we meet her?
(a) A man's phone number.
(b) A bus ticket.
(c) A pile of bills.
(d) A letter she wrote to Keith Landry.

9. What led to the split between Keith and Annie?
(a) Keith Landry's departure for Vietnam.
(b) Annie's need for more security.
(c) Annie's desire for children.
(d) Keith Landry's need for space.

10. What precedent is there for the thing Cliff Baxter forces Sherry Kolarik to do?
(a) Sherry Kolarik had access to information in the town and could give Cliff Baxter info.
(b) This had never happened before.
(c) Sherry Kolarik always had a number of traffic tickets to pay.
(d) Cliff Baxter had done this before when Sherry Kolarik had traffic tickets.

11. What did Keith Landry do in his job?
(a) Kept the peace.
(b) Monitored communications.
(c) Repaired engines.
(d) Spied.

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

13. What do the people Keith Landry visits tell him about what he apologizes for?
(a) That they want revenge themselves.
(b) That they will help him find forgiveness himself.
(c) That they have heard stories of Cliff Baxter's abuse of power.
(d) That they cannot forgive him.

14. What does Keith Landry do while he waits for Cliff Baxter to show up?
(a) Smokes.
(b) Plays basketball.
(c) Drinks.
(d) Runs.

15. From whom does Cliff Baxter ask for information about Keith Landry?
(a) Annie Baxter.
(b) Sherry Kolarik.
(c) His policemen.
(d) Keith Landry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Keith Landry trade his car in for?

2. What does Keith Landry drive around to look at in Chapter 5?

3. Who intervenes to break up the meeting peacefully?

4. What is Annie Baxter doing when we meet her?

5. What does Keith Landry find when he returns home from the parsonage?

(see the answer keys)

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