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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. What is the reason for Jack's trip to the city in #84?
(a) A managers conference.
(b) A vacation.
(c) A family reunion.
(d) A wedding.

2. Which of the following does NOT describe Jack as a student?
(a) Scholarly.
(b) Attentive.
(c) Eager.
(d) Less than ideal.

3. Why does Wanda Jo put up with Jack's poor treatment of her?
(a) She hopes that he will ask her to marry him.
(b) She is bored.
(c) She doesn't know anyone else she wants to date.
(d) She has very low self esteem.

4. Where does Pat get a job after college?
(a) A law firm.
(b) His father's newspaper.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A magazine.

5. How long had Jack worked at his job before getting a promotion?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 18 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack's mother do to him after his father's death?

2. What type of relationship does the girl in #75 want with Jack?

3. Who was the girl who agreed to do all of Jack's homework?

4. Who saw Jack at the site where his father was killed?

5. What type of business does the person in #8 own?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Pat marry, and what is their early married life like?

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

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

4. What information does the author reveal about Jack Burdette at the beginning of the novel?

5. Where do Jack and Pat go to college and how do they like the college experience?

6. How does the sheriff's treatment of Jack indicate what most of the townspeople feel about him?

7. What is the purpose of Jack's trip to Tulsa?

8. 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?

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

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

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