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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. Who were Jack's childhood friends?
(a) Sadie and Marie Burke
(b) Willie and Teddy Stark
(c) Adam and Anne Stanton
(d) Tiny Duffy and Sugar Boy

2. How is Dolph Pillsbury connected to the troubles with the brick kiln?
(a) Pillsbury's brother-in-law owns the kiln and Pillsbury is suspected of getting kickbacks on the school job.
(b) Pillsbury used to make bricks for the kiln company.
(c) Pillsbury used to do the accounting for the kiln company.
(d) Pillsbury is a major investor in the kiln business.

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

4. What do Willie and Jack do with Willie's father?
(a) They play cards.
(b) They listen to the radio.
(c) They eat dinner.
(d) They go hunting.

5. During dinner at the judge's home one night in 1933, what topic comes up as part of the conversation?
(a) Jack's old girlfriends
(b) The coming war in Europe
(c) Jack's school days
(d) Jack's job in politics and the influence he holds

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Judge Irwin's response to Willie's request?

3. Who is the woman who works for Willie?

4. Who is Willie Stark's wife?

5. On what topic does Willie complain to Jack about Lucy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Anne give Jack as her reasons for having the affair with Willie?

2. How is Willie's physical presence described by the author?

3. What is Willie's reaction when Judge Irwin refuses to support a man Willie has chosen for a senate nomination?

4. When is Jack able to leave California and return home?

5. What does the new hospital symbolize for Willie?

6. How is the relationship between Willie and Adam solidified?

7. To whom is the construction contract awarded and why?

8. Explain the literary technique of flashback that the author uses in Chapter 1.

9. What is the nature of Anne Stanton's depression?

10. What personal connection does Jack find to Cass Mastern during his research?

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