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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where does Pat have his meals after Nora leaves him?
(a) The Holt Diner.
(b) The Last Chance Bar.
(c) McDonald's.
(d) Denny's.
2. On what day of the week does Jessie work?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Sunday.
3. What is the general feeling in town regarding the grain elevator theft?
(a) Acceptance.
(b) Angst.
(c) Complacence.
(d) Anger.
4. What does Jack do to Pat at Jessie's apartment?
(a) Hits him with a fireplace poker.
(b) Shoots him.
(c) Ties him up.
(d) Stabs him.
5. What is the nickname of Jessie and Jack's second son?
(a) Bobster.
(b) Bobby.
(c) Robin Egg.
(d) Roberto.
6. How old is Pat and Nora's daughter in 1982?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 23.
(d) 19.
7. Where do Pat and Jessie decide to take the boys to avoid seeing Jack?
(a) A trip into the mountains.
(b) Nora's father's house in Denver.
(c) A fishing trip in the Bahamas.
(d) A bed & breakfast in California.
8. Toward whom will the townspeople direct their anger?
(a) Jessie.
(b) Artie.
(c) Hoyt.
(d) Pat.
9. How does Charlie attempt suicide?
(a) He inhales car exhaust fumes.
(b) He slits his wrist.
(c) He overdoses on drugs.
(d) He shoots himself.
10. What is NOT Jack's demeanor when the head of the grain elevator's board visits him in jail?
(a) Remorseful.
(b) Flip.
(c) Callous.
(d) Haughty.
11. Where does the sheriff take Jack when he releases him from jail?
(a) To his house.
(b) Out past the city limits.
(c) To the minister's parsonage.
(d) To the grain elevator.
12. What is Jack's main concern when talking to Pat?
(a) The death of Pat's daughter.
(b) Pat's relationship with Jessie.
(c) Who is managing the grain elevator.
(d) The location of Wanda Jo.
13. What items does Jack buy on credit at Schulte's store?
(a) An overcoat.
(b) Underwear and socks.
(c) A couple of belts.
(d) Ties.
14. Why do the townspeople center their anger about the theft on the bookkeeper?
(a) He is the one who had the idea to steal.
(b) He is also a minister and should know better than to steal.
(c) He has a history of theft.
(d) Jack has run away from town.
15. Whose company does Jessie value most?
(a) Jack's.
(b) Wanda Jo's.
(c) Nora's.
(d) Her own.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Jessie's father's profession?
2. What is notable about Jessie's third birth?
3. What do Pat and Jessie do on Sundays?
4. What does the grain elevator bookkeeper become in town after the news of the theft?
5. Why is Charlie not tried for the grain elevator theft?
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