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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Willie want for his son, Tom?
(a) He wants him to be a part of all the excitement of Willie's administration.
(b) He wants him to become a professional baseball player.
(c) He wants him to go to Harvard or Yale and become a lawyer.
(d) He wants him to marry a nice girl and settle down in Mason City.

2. Willie Stark is known as ______________.
(a) Colonel
(b) The Boss
(c) The Big Guy
(d) The Man

3. Who steps in and offers blackmail as a tool to help White?
(a) Judge Irwin
(b) Tiny Duffy
(c) Governor Stark
(d) Former Governor Stanton

4. What do Jack and Judge Irwin make while Jack is growing up?
(a) Model airplanes
(b) Kites
(c) Ships in bottles
(d) Models of ancient weapons

5. Who takes over as Jack's father after Jack's father leaves?
(a) Governor Stanton
(b) Grandfather Burden
(c) Mr. Stark
(d) Judge Irwin

Short Answer Questions

1. What kinds of stories are surfacing at the newspaper office, The Chronicle?

2. How can Willie be confident in his position?

3. Why does Jack attend the state university instead of abiding by his mother's wishes and going to Harvard or Princeton?

4. Why do people come to hear Willie speak?

5. What happens during the next election for governor?

(see the answer key)

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