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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. Jack is accused of stealing _________________ from another student.
(a) a pair of jeans.
(b) a textbook.
(c) a computer.
(d) a radio.

2. How could Jack be described as a child?
(a) Tall and shy.
(b) Fat and a bully.
(c) Average and quiet.
(d) Big and tough.

3. How long has the girl in #75 taken care of things for Jack?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 12 years.

4. What rule for football players did Jack have difficulty following?
(a) A student must volunteer at the soup kitchen.
(b) A student cannot smoke.
(c) A student cannot drink alcohol.
(d) A student has to have passing grades.

5. What does Wanda Jo think is a good sign for her in terms of getting Joe to ask her to marry him?
(a) He gets a promotion at work.
(b) He says he would like to have children one day.
(c) He has been talking to a realtor about buying a house.
(d) He is talking about settling down.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Jack?

2. What does Wanda Jo do in Jack's room when the boys are there?

3. Who pays for Jack's accommodations while he is on his trip?

4. Who is the young woman Jack meets while on his trip?

5. Why does Wanda Jo put up with Jack's poor treatment of her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Jack expelled from college and where did he go after leaving school?

3. What happens that gives Wanda Jo a glimmer of hope regarding a life with Jack?

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. Who is Pat Arbuckle?

10. How was Jack's father killed?

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