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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do boys in town come to drink beer and play cards in Jack's room?
(a) Sunday nights.
(b) Thursday nights.
(c) Saturday nights.
(d) Friday nights.

2. What is the sheriff doing when he gets a call about Jack Burdette?
(a) Eating dinner.
(b) Coaching Little League.
(c) Mowing the lawn.
(d) Taking a nap.

3. What sport did Jack discover in high school?
(a) Football.
(b) Track.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Basketball.

4. Where does Jack live after he moves out of his mother's house?
(a) A boarding house.
(b) A hotel.
(c) A dorm.
(d) An apartment.

5. What rule for football players did Jack have difficulty following?
(a) A student must volunteer at the soup kitchen.
(b) A student has to have passing grades.
(c) A student cannot drink alcohol.
(d) A student cannot smoke.

6. What college do Jack and Pat attend?
(a) Stanford University.
(b) Duke University.
(c) University of Colorado.
(d) The Ohio State University.

7. Where does the sheriff hit Jack?
(a) The forehead.
(b) The stomach.
(c) The back of his head.
(d) The back.

8. Jack's room became a meeting place for _____________________.
(a) boys in town.
(b) a book club.
(c) a college study group.
(d) a Bible study group.

9. With whom does Pat fall in love while at college?
(a) Amie Gallagher.
(b) Nora Kramer.
(c) Melinda Holloway.
(d) Shelly Grimm.

10. What did Jack's father not see until it was too late?
(a) An intruder.
(b) A gang of boys in a car.
(c) A train coming down the tracks.
(d) A semi-trailer.

11. In what year did Jack's father die?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1972.

12. How could Jack be described as a child?
(a) Average and quiet.
(b) Tall and shy.
(c) Big and tough.
(d) Fat and a bully.

13. Where was Jack's father headed when he died?
(a) Hardware store.
(b) Bar.
(c) Home.
(d) Church.

14. What does Jack's mother do to him after his father's death?
(a) Sends him away to boarding school.
(b) Reins him in so he doesn't become like his father.
(c) Takes away his driver's license.
(d) Makes him study with a tutor every night.

15. What was notable about Jack Burdette's father?
(a) He was deaf.
(b) He was an alcoholic.
(c) He had six fingers on one hand.
(d) He was a minister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pat especially enjoy during his early days at college?

2. What punishment does Jack receive for stealing the item in #65?

3. What rumor about Jack spreads quickly in town when Jack returns from his trip?

4. Jack left on his trip on a Thursday and was supposed to return on _________________.

5. What type of relationship does the girl in #75 want with Jack?

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