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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Willie Stark's job when Jack Burden first meets him?
(a) Court Reporter
(b) County Treasurer
(c) County Prosecutor
(d) Assistant District Attorney

2. How does Jack confirm Willie's affair?
(a) Because he confronts Willie directly.
(b) Because he has seen the woman coming out of Willie's hotel room one morning.
(c) Because Willie sends Jack to buy the woman a piece of jewelry.
(d) Because the woman storms into his office demanding to know about rumors of Willie seeing other women.

3. What does Gilbert do after he runs away from home?
(a) He goes to Mississippi and becomes a wealthy cotton baron.
(b) He runs to Canada to hide out.
(c) He goes to California and starts a winery.
(d) He becomes a decorated Civil War general.

4. To what year does the story flash back?
(a) 1915
(b) 1896
(c) 1940
(d) 1922

5. What does Willie do after he loses the election?
(a) He gets a job at the state finance department.
(b) He becomes a school teacher.
(c) He takes a much-deserved extended vacation.
(d) He works his farm and studies law.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Annabelle sell Phebe, her waiting maid?

2. How does Judge Irwin react when a dinner guest berates Governor Stark's programs?

3. Who steps in and offers blackmail as a tool to help White?

4. Cass and his brother, Gilbert, and sister, Lavinia, were born in poverty in what state?

5. What does Annabelle do when she sees Cass after her husband's death?

(see the answer key)

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