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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 Burdette's crime had to do with _____________________.
(a) a suicide.
(b) a kidnapping.
(c) a murder.
(d) a lot of money.

2. Where does Jack get a job after he moves out of his mother's house?
(a) A hardware store.
(b) A movie theater.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A grain elevator.

3. How did Jack behave in school?
(a) He was attentive.
(b) He was shy.
(c) He was well behaved.
(d) He was a distraction.

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

5. What do Jack and his friends steal from Burcham Scott's house?
(a) A refrigerator.
(b) A car.
(c) A gas grill.
(d) A stereo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the girl who agreed to do all of Jack's homework?

2. To what job is Jack promoted?

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

4. Who is the character who drives into town at the beginning of the novel?

5. How does Wanda Jo feel when she hears the news about Jack?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Jack excel at during high school that made him a local hero?

3. Compare and contrast Pat and Jack's perspectives on the college experience.

4. Who is Nora Kramer and what are her personality traits?

5. How was Jack's father killed?

6. How does the sheriff's treatment of Jack indicate what most of the townspeople feel about him?

7. Who is Pat Arbuckle?

8. 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?

9. What does Wanda Jo do when she learns that Jack got married?

10. Where do Jack and Pat go to college and how do they like the college experience?

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