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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Jessie and Jack's son?
(a) Thomas James.
(b) Thomas Jared.
(c) Thomas John.
(d) Thomas Jerald.

3. How do the townspeople feel when Charlie does not stand trial?
(a) They feel cheated out of justice.
(b) They understand his situation.
(c) They are complacent about it.
(d) They don't pay much attention to the situation.

4. What does Jack order Pat to do?
(a) Stay away from Jessie.
(b) Post his bail.
(c) Move to Denver.
(d) Give him a job.

5. What is the nickname of Jessie and Jack's second son?
(a) Bobby.
(b) Bobster.
(c) Roberto.
(d) Robin Egg.

6. How can Jack best be characterized at the end of the story?
(a) Philanthropic.
(b) Witty.
(c) Remorseful.
(d) Ruthless.

7. Who breaks into Jessie's apartment in the middle of the night?
(a) Jack.
(b) Ed.
(c) Pat.
(d) Artie.

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

9. What items does Jack buy on credit at Schulte's store?
(a) An overcoat.
(b) A couple of belts.
(c) Ties.
(d) Underwear and socks.

10. How long had Jack been gone from Holt?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 10 weeks.
(d) 5 years.

11. What is the purpose of Jessie's visit to the Hold Mercury office in January of 1977?
(a) To place an ad for her garage sale.
(b) To place an ad for the grain elevator.
(c) To purchase a subscription.
(d) To have a notice printed about Jack.

12. How old is Pat and Nora's daughter in 1982?
(a) 23.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 19.

13. What is NOT Jack's demeanor when the head of the grain elevator's board visits him in jail?
(a) Callous.
(b) Remorseful.
(c) Haughty.
(d) Flip.

14. Who is the bookkeeper at the grain elevator?
(a) Steve Marshall.
(b) Charlie Soames.
(c) Max Harrington.
(d) Jack Vincent.

15. Toward whom will the townspeople direct their anger?
(a) Jessie.
(b) Artie.
(c) Pat.
(d) Hoyt.

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 makes Jessie's job difficult for her?

3. Where does Pat go to visit Jack?

4. Who is Pat and Nora's daughter?

5. What does the sheriff do when he learns that Jack has kidnapped his family?

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