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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 is the revolutionary that helps Avis set up her home in the woods in Chapter 19?
2. Who ironically owns the area that Avis takes refuge in in Chapter 18?
3. Who does Dr. Cunningham meet in San Francisco in Chapter 16?
4. What does Avis witness being thrown into a police convoy in Chapter 24?
5. What does the Oligarchy create involving art in Chapter 14?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the conflict of the people of the abyss.
2. What bribe does Cunningham refuse and what effect does it have on his life?
3. How is the truth about the bombing ultimately discovered?
4. What happened to prevent the rebellion of the First Revolt and stop the revolutionaries?
5. How did Avis submerge her identity?
6. What is ironic about Avis' new dwelling after the riots?
7. What happened to Bishop Morehouse when he began to preach again?
8. Describe what happened to the cave in the future and its importance in the story of Avis and Everhard.
9. Describe the Oligarchy's control of the unions in the United States.
10. Describe the seamstress.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Politics are also referred to in the book. London refers to the politics of the society of Iron Heel compared to that of Americans of his time (1900s.) Discuss the use of politics in the novel. Do you think politics are an important part of the book? Explain. How else could London incorporate politics into the book? Also examine the use of politics in relationships.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Describe the concept of capitalism as it is portrayed in the Iron Heel. What aspects of the capitalistic society envisioned by Jack London seem apparent today and what do not? How does the conflict in ideologies between capitalism and socialism that London describes seem evident in today's society in America? Describe.
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