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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 is the job Senator Burkman promises for Pat?
(a) Parks and Recreation.
(b) Waste Management.
(c) Water Works.
(d) Highway Commission.

2. What does Pat spend a few days wondering about?
(a) How to confess his feelings to Madeline.
(b) How to extricate himself from Doc's plans.
(c) How to find a better job.
(d) How to avoid Lila.

3. Who follows Pat out of town with Myrtle?
(a) Governor Clay.
(b) Doc.
(c) A policeman.
(d) Madeline.

4. What is Pat's initial reaction toward Madeline?
(a) Attraction.
(b) Disgust.
(c) Suspicion.
(d) Familiarity.

5. Who did Pat have a conversation with outside the bank?
(a) The town judge.
(b) The bank manager.
(c) The police chief.
(d) Pat's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who issued Pat's parole?

2. What did Pat Cosgrove go to jail for?

3. What does Pat realize about his new job?

4. How does Madeline recount her life story to Pat?

5. What happened to Lila's baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Doc picks Pat up from prison, they stop at a roadhouse diner. What bombshell does Doc drop on Pat at the diner?

2. Does Pat find out more about Doc from Lila? Why or why not?

3. What makes Pat realize that he is in serious trouble?

4. Why doesn't Madeline share her life story with Pat?

5. Describe Myrtle Briscoe.

6. Why does Madeline caution Pat to be careful around Doc?

7. How does Pat feel about the woman he sees at the Capitol building?

8. Why is there a tussle between Pat and the woman he was following?

9. Is the parole officer good at his job? Use evidence from the story to support your opinion.

10. How is Doc about to continue working in Capitol City after his shady past is revealed?

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