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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 3-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what job is Jack promoted?
(a) Buyer at the men's store.
(b) Manager of the real estate office.
(c) Head mechanic.
(d) Manager of the grain elevator.

2. Jack Burdette's crime had to do with _____________________.
(a) a suicide.
(b) a murder.
(c) a kidnapping.
(d) a lot of money.

3. Instead of doing his homework like she did in high school, what does Wanda Jo do for Jack now?
(a) She mends his clothes.
(b) She does his laundry.
(c) She cleans his apartment.
(d) She washes his car.

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

5. Who does Jack date when he returns from the Army?
(a) Doris.
(b) Wanda Jo.
(c) Sallie Ann.
(d) Peggy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the story take place?

2. Who was the son of the owner of the town's newspaper?

3. What did the person in #46 find it difficult to do?

4. How does Wanda Jo feel when she hears the news about Jack?

5. Who is the narrator of the story?

(see the answer key)

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