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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Pat become involved romantically?
(a) Becky.
(b) Wanda Jo.
(c) Celine.
(d) Jessie.

2. What is Jack's only regret about his crime?
(a) He can't ever practice law again.
(b) He can't return to work at the grain elevator.
(c) Being away from his sons.
(d) The money didn't last long enough.

3. Why does the prosecutor tell the sheriff that he cannot hold Jack in jail?
(a) Someone else confessed to the crime.
(b) The statute of limitations on the crime has passed.
(c) Someone has posted his bail.
(d) He has already been tried for the crime and found innocent.

4. How much money have Jack and the bookkeeper managed to steal from the grain elevator over the years?
(a) $75,000.
(b) $150,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $30,000.

5. Why is Charlie not tried for the grain elevator theft?
(a) He is brain damaged.
(b) He is retarded.
(c) He is innocent.
(d) He is insane.

6. To whom do the townspeople direct their anger when Charlie Soames is no longer a viable target?
(a) Pat.
(b) Artie.
(c) Jessie.
(d) Nora.

7. How does Jessie compare to the definition of a woman they thought Jack would marry?
(a) She is the complete opposite.
(b) She is exactly the type they thought she would be.
(c) She reminds people of his mother.
(d) She is similar to Wanda Jo.

8. What expensive item does Jack buy on credit at a jewelry store in December of 1976?
(a) Anniversary ring.
(b) Pearl necklace.
(c) Watch.
(d) Diamond earrings.

9. Which of the following do Pat, Jessie and her boys NOT do on an excursion to Denver?
(a) Go to a waterpark.
(b) Eat at a family restaurant.
(c) Play cowboys.
(d) Visit a children's museum.

10. Where does Pat go to visit Jack?
(a) A church.
(b) An abandoned warehouse.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) Jail.

11. How many younger siblings does Jessie have?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

12. Whose company does Jessie value most?
(a) Jack's.
(b) Wanda Jo's.
(c) Her own.
(d) Nora's.

13. Why does the sheriff call Pat?
(a) To tell him that Jessie is in the hospital.
(b) To tell him that Nora was in a car accident.
(c) To tell him that Jack is back in town.
(d) To tell him that the golf outing has been cancelled.

14. When does Nora return home after visiting her father?
(a) She returns in a month.
(b) She returns in two weeks.
(c) She doesn't come home.
(d) She returns in six months.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Pat doing with Jessie and the boys one night when he receives a call from the sheriff?

2. What is Nora's demeanor when Pat visits her at her father's house?

3. What does Jack do to his family?

4. What happens to Pat and Nora's daughter?

5. How do the townspeople feel when Charlie does not stand trial?

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