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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. Where does Jack get a job after he moves out of his mother's house?
(a) A movie theater.
(b) A hardware store.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A grain elevator.

2. Who is the deputy that the person in #8 speaks to?
(a) Doug Miller.
(b) Dave Thompson.
(c) Dan Eaton.
(d) Dale Willard.

3. What does Jack do with the young woman in #88?
(a) He buys her a car.
(b) He takes her to Hawaii.
(c) He marries her.
(d) He gives her a job.

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

5. How does Wanda Jo feel when she hears the news about Jack?
(a) She is depressed.
(b) She is grateful.
(c) She is bored.
(d) She is happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Pat and his new wife move after graduation?

2. What rule for football players did Jack have difficulty following?

3. Who is the character who drives into town at the beginning of the novel?

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

5. How long had Jack worked at his job before getting a promotion?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Jack's father killed?

2. How does Jack meet Jessie and what is her role in his life?

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

4. Who is Pat Arbuckle?

5. How does the sheriff treat Jack when he finds him?

6. What does Jack's moving out of his mother's house indicate about his personality?

7. What did Jack's room at the boarding house become for his friends?

8. Why did Jack move out of his mother's house after his father died?

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

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

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