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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long is Doyle Francis to take over at the grain elevator?
(a) Until Jack returns or a replacement can be found.
(b) A few months.
(c) Just a year.
(d) As long as he wants to stay.

2. Why does Nora go to visit her father for awhile?
(a) To help him move.
(b) To care for him after his surgery.
(c) To help him write a book.
(d) To just spend time with him.

3. For what reason did Jessie marry Jack?
(a) She was lonesome.
(b) Only she knows.
(c) She was bored.
(d) She wanted to be married.

4. Which pet in the Burdette household is killed?
(a) Hamster.
(b) Cat.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Dog.

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

6. Where does almost everyone in town go to see Jack's new wife?
(a) The church hall.
(b) The grain elevator.
(c) Jack's apartment.
(d) The diner.

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

8. Who do the townspeople yell at on the street?
(a) Jessie.
(b) Ed.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Wanda Jo.

9. What does Jack refuse to talk to Pat about?
(a) His health.
(b) Jessie.
(c) The embezzlement.
(d) His boys.

10. What does Jack force Jessie to do in her apartment?
(a) Clean.
(b) Give him her money.
(c) Pack a suitcase.
(d) Cook breakfast.

11. Where does Pat have his meals after Nora leaves him?
(a) McDonald's.
(b) The Holt Diner.
(c) The Last Chance Bar.
(d) Denny's.

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

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

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

15. On what day of the week does Jessie work?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Sunday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Charlie not tried for the grain elevator theft?

2. What is notable about Jessie's mother?

3. Who cared for Jessie's mother and siblings?

4. How can Jessie best be characterized?

5. What is the general feeling in town regarding the grain elevator theft?

(see the answer keys)

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