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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. What is the economic and philosophic theory that humanity should work together for the good of all humanity?

2. What was secretly published during the three centuries of the Iron Heel?

3. What does the contemporary author that offers a perspective in the Introduction think of London's writing?

4. Who made their money off of the workers?

5. What did the intellectual class love to hear the sound of in Chapter 1 according to Avis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the two-tiered future described in the Iron Heel?

2. Describe the journalist's interaction with Avis about the Jackson case.

3. Describe the impending conflict Avis begins to experience in Chapter 6.

4. Describe Avis' ongoing investigation of Jackson's life circumstances.

5. Why is it important to be vigilant in society in the Introduction?

6. Describe Avis in relationship to the manuscript's creation and storage.

7. What is the comparison that Everhard makes of small business owners to machine breakers and why?

8. Describe the men in the room at Avis' father's dinner party apart from Everhard.

9. Describe Mr. Wickhard's argument and why Everhard agrees with him.

10. Describe Meredith's comments on the Oligarchy.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

London espouses a radical approach to work and employment that would alter the structure of society. He describes the worker in Iron Heel as a proletariat like Marxian philosophy who is rebelling against the Oligarchy. Describe the worker in Iron Heel. Do you think this is realistic and characteristic of today? Do you think the issues that London discusses are still relevant today and if so, in what ways? Discuss and describe.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Avis. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her at this point in her life?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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