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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who disappears in Chapter 13?

2. What does Mac want to do for retaliation against what is set on fire?

3. How does Mac explain vigilantes to Jim; what are they?

4. Why does Dakin lose his mind, bite a cop, and end up incarcerated?

5. What is delivered by truck to the camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mac warn Bolter about when Bolter accuses him of being sent by Red headquarters?

2. What happens after Sam burns Hunter's house as retaliation for the vigilantes burning Anderson's farm.

3. How does group man take over in Sam and Jim's group?

4. Why is Dan appearing to be losing his mind when Jim goes to speak with him?

5. What does Doc Burton admire about Mac's speech during Joy's funeral?

6. Why does Doc Burton make the remark about shooting Mac if he were the boss of the other side?

7. Why do Dakin and London send out squads of men at the beginning of Chapter 10?

8. In Chapter 13, how does the reader see that there is a thin line between the migrant workers and the townspeople during the funeral march?

9. At the beginning of Chapter 8, what kinds of necessities are built on the campsite.

10. What does the false headline in the paper claim that infuriates Mac?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 11, Doc Burton marvels at the mass of contradictions he notices in Mac, such as having "clear vision and rose-colored glasses." Point out and discuss these contradictions. Where do these contradictions come from specifically in the novel? Are these contradictions valid? Which side is the true Mac? Which side will ultimately prevail? Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Anderson's barn is burned in Chapter 13, which creates a turning point within the narrative. Mac warned earlier on in the novel that if the Anderson's farm was touched, the entire Valley will burn. How does this prediction come to fruition? How is the barn the turning point in the novel as predicted? Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Jim's sudden death in Chapter 15 is shocking to the reader, who believes that it is Jim who will take over the cause because of his intelligence and calmness. However, would a living Jim be too dangerous for the cause? Mac once noted that he would hit Jim for being too smart and always right. Could this have been Jim's downfall had he lived and taken over the cause? Prove or disprove this statement with specific examples from the text to support your answer.

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