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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 8-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the townspeople feel when Charlie does not stand trial?
(a) They understand his situation.
(b) They feel cheated out of justice.
(c) They are complacent about it.
(d) They don't pay much attention to the situation.

2. Why does Jack move out of his mother's house?
(a) He went to college.
(b) She is too strict.
(c) She married a man he doesn't like.
(d) He wants to live with his girlfriend.

3. How often is Jessie seen in public with Jack?
(a) Rarely.
(b) Occasionally.
(c) All the time.
(d) Never.

4. Jack's father was a/an ____________________.
(a) minister.
(b) teacher.
(c) alcoholic.
(d) mechanic.

5. Who is the character who drives into town at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Jack Burdette.
(b) Phil Thorpe.
(c) John Hall.
(d) Pat Harrison.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Charlie not tried for the grain elevator theft?

2. On what day of the week does Jessie work?

3. What college do Jack and Pat attend?

4. How can Jack best be characterized at the end of the story?

5. Jack's mother was a/an _________________ woman.

(see the answer key)

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