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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. What is the name of the town where the story takes place?
(a) Hot Springs.
(b) Holt.
(c) Holman.
(d) Holbrook.

2. Where does Pat get a job after college?
(a) A magazine.
(b) A hospital.
(c) His father's newspaper.
(d) A law firm.

3. What does Wanda Jo think is a good sign for her in terms of getting Joe to ask her to marry him?
(a) He is talking about settling down.
(b) He gets a promotion at work.
(c) He has been talking to a realtor about buying a house.
(d) He says he would like to have children one day.

4. How does Jessie react to the people in town who try to befriend her?
(a) She is tentative toward them.
(b) She rebuffs them.
(c) She chooses a few friends.
(d) She embraces all of them.

5. What job does Jessie get?
(a) Assistant at the library.
(b) Dancing at a bar.
(c) Dental hygienist.
(d) Waitress at a cafe.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom do the townspeople direct their anger when Charlie Soames is no longer a viable target?

2. What is Jack's only regret about his crime?

3. In what year did Jack's father die?

4. Who do the townspeople yell at on the street?

5. How can Jessie best be characterized?

(see the answer key)

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