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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. What is Nora's demeanor when Pat visits her at her father's house?
(a) Agitated.
(b) Content.
(c) Irritable.
(d) Anxious.

2. How do the townspeople feel when Charlie does not stand trial?
(a) They feel cheated out of justice.
(b) They understand his situation.
(c) They don't pay much attention to the situation.
(d) They are complacent about it.

3. What is the result of Charlie's failed suicide attempt?
(a) He is crippled.
(b) He has a stroke.
(c) He is brain damaged.
(d) He is a paraplegic.

4. Why does the sheriff call Pat?
(a) To tell him that Jessie is in the hospital.
(b) To tell him that the golf outing has been cancelled.
(c) To tell him that Jack is back in town.
(d) To tell him that Nora was in a car accident.

5. What does Jack do after he makes all the credit purchases?
(a) He disappears.
(b) He returns everything.
(c) He pays it all in full.
(d) He makes monthly payments.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Jessie's job difficult for her?

2. Where is Jessie working?

3. How often is Jessie seen in public with Jack?

4. Toward whom will the townspeople direct their anger?

5. What items does Jack buy on credit at the Men's Store?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jessie interact with the people in town?

2. Who are Jessie and Jack's children?

3. Why are Pat and Jessie perfect candidates for a romantic relationship with each other?

4. What purchases does Jack make prior to leaving town for good?

5. How does Charlie try to commit suicide?

6. What happens to finally make the townspeople leave Jessie alone?

7. What does Jack warn Pat about when Pat visits him in jail?

8. Who becomes the target of the townspeople's wrath when they cannot get any justice through Charlie Soames?

9. What happens when Charlie's suicide attempt fails?

10. Why are the people in Holt so angry at Charlie Soames?

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