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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. In Chapter 7, Matthew receives word from a secretive operative where that the workers there are ready to strike because of their long hours and low wages?

2. Who tells the Anglo-Saxon Association's Board of Directors that he can prove a large portion of the population possess non-white ancestry in Chapter 10?

3. What are the names of the mill owners who meet with Matthew and Bunny in Chapter 7?

4. In Chapter 8, Southern politicians feel threatened about what?

5. Rufus Kretin speaks with Matthew in Chapter 8 about stopping what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What word does Matthew receive of a strike in Chapter 7? Where does he go?

2. What can be ascertained by Matthew's jealousy of Bunny in Chapter 12?

3. What does Givens do upon arrival in Chapter 12? What does Helen ask Matthew?

4. What obstacle and danger does Matthew face at the end of Chapter 10?

5. What does Dr. Buggerie promise to produce to Arthur Snobbcraft in Chapter 9?

6. Why does Rufus Kretin meet with Matthew in Chapter 8?

7. How does Matthew go about shutting down the Republican vote in Chapter 9?

8. What does Dr. Broker reveal to Matthew in Chapter 12? What does he offer to do?

9. What are Matthew's thoughts about Helen's pregnancy in Chapter 11?

10. How do Snobbcraft and Dr. Buggerie attempt to cover their tracks in Chapter 11? What do they discover?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the characters of Mr. Blickdoff and Mr. Hortzenboff and the setting of Paradise, South Carolina. Why are the workers threatening a strike at the mill?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Dr. Crookman, Hank Johnson and Chuck Foster. What is the history of each character and what characteristics does each embody?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Matthew's actions at the mill in Chapter 7. How do Matthew's actions show that greed as opposed to empathy is his driving force?

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