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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What political goal is the town councilwoman starting?
(a) To remove Cliff Baxter from office.
(b) To get Cliff Baxter elected Governor.
(c) To punish Cliff Baxter for corruption.
(d) To crack down on local drug dealers.

2. Who does Keith Landry find in his house?
(a) Policemen.
(b) Gail Porter.
(c) Annie.
(d) Billy Marlon.

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

4. What does Keith Landry feel in Chapter 3, as he walks through the farmhouse?
(a) Sorrow over his parents' deaths.
(b) Nostalgia for his uncle.
(c) Longing for his first wife.
(d) Remorse for leaving.

5. What are Keith Landry's feelings as he passes the Baxter home?
(a) He is filled with morbid curiosity about Annie Baxter.
(b) He feels nothing.
(c) He wants to stop.
(d) He is filled with rage and sorrow.

6. What has Billy Marlon become since the last time Keith Landry saw him?
(a) A cop.
(b) A politician.
(c) A drunk.
(d) A wealthy man.

7. What holiday does Keith Landry spend with family?
(a) Easter.
(b) Presidents' Day.
(c) Labor Day.
(d) Memorial Day.

8. What was Keith Landry's profession?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Fireman.
(c) Police chief.
(d) Merchant.

9. What does the parson tell Keith Landry when they meet after the meeting?
(a) Help Annie Baxter divorce Cliff Baxter.
(b) Wait until Annie Baxter is divorced before seeing her.
(c) Collect information on Cliff Baxter from Annie Baxter.
(d) Confront Cliff Baxter as soon as possible.

10. What does Keith Landry find in his mailbox in Chapter 8?
(a) A bill for old tickets.
(b) An eviction notice.
(c) A letter from Annie Baxter.
(d) A threat from Cliff Baxter.

11. What does Keith Landry find when he returns home from the parsonage?
(a) His house has been burned down.
(b) People are waiting for him.
(c) His house has burned down.
(d) His house has been searched.

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

13. What is Cliff Baxter's reaction when Annie Baxter fires her gun?
(a) Dies.
(b) Lunges for her.
(c) Wets his pants.
(d) Runs out.

14. What is Keith Landry feeling when he returns?
(a) Sadness over his age.
(b) Peacefulness with his homecoming.
(c) Remorse for lost opportunities.
(d) Anger over his retirement.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Keith Landry and his friends drink at dinner in Chapter 11?

2. Who intervenes to break up the meeting peacefully?

3. What did Keith Landry do in his job?

4. What does the thing in Annie Baxter's pocket make her think?

5. What are the policemen doing at the meeting?

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