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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the son of the owner of the town's newspaper?
(a) Phil Arbuckle.
(b) Pat Arbuckle.
(c) Paul Arbuckle.
(d) Peter Arbuckle.

2. Why does Jack move out of his mother's house?
(a) She married a man he doesn't like.
(b) He went to college.
(c) He wants to live with his girlfriend.
(d) She is too strict.

3. What event has traumatized the girl in #68?
(a) A car accident.
(b) A cancer diagnosis.
(c) Her mother's death.
(d) Her father's death.

4. What punishment does Jack receive for stealing the item in #65?
(a) He has to go home for a semester.
(b) He has to pay for the stolen item.
(c) He is expelled.
(d) He is kicked off the football team.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What can be said about Jack's parents?

2. Where does Pat get a job after college?

3. What does Jack say is the advice his lawyer gave him?

4. Jack is accused of stealing _________________ from another student.

5. To what city does Wanda Jo eventually move?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jack's marriage to Jessie indicate to Wanda Jo?

2. How does Jack's childhood behavior mirror the environment in his home?

3. What role does Wanda Jo play in Jack's life after his stint in the army, and what does Wanda Jo hope for regarding Jack?

4. What negative behavior characteristics does Jack show through his actions?

5. What is revealed about Jack's parentage when the author uses a flashback in Chapter 2?

6. How could Jack be characterized as a kid and what were the circumstances of his school years?

7. What does Wanda Jo do when she learns that Jack got married?

8. What is Jack Burdette doing at the beginning of the story?

9. Compare and contrast Pat and Jack's perspectives on the college experience.

10. Who first notices Jack when he returns to Holt?

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