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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mac's dream about the the strike and causing a lot of fuss?
(a) The Growers' Association will dissolve.
(b) The strikers will start their own association.
(c) The Growers' Association will give in to their demands.
(d) The whole district is organized by spring.

2. What does Jim tell Mac influenced him to join the Party?
(a) The five men he met in jail.
(b) His father's meaningless death.
(c) A distaste for ordinary, meaningless life.
(d) The numerous books he has read.

3. What does Mac tell Jim that makes field work especially dangerous?
(a) American Legionnaires.
(b) The use of automatic weapons.
(c) Tear gas.
(d) Enraged policemen.

4. At the end of Chapter 2, what does Mac make a speech about that explains why his mother's house was set on fire?
(a) He made a speech about people starving.
(b) She was discovered to be related to Mac.
(c) She was housing Party members.
(d) He was followed to his home one night.

5. What does Mac claim will do Jim no good without on-the-scene training and experience?
(a) Passion for the cause.
(b) Hatred for the rat race.
(c) All of the books he has read.
(d) Physical ability.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Harry describe the life of a Party member to Jim?

2. Why does Harry make a point of taking the paper with him when he takes Jim to the house?

3. What strategy does Mac use when thinking about striking?

4. What does Mac have the men do after the birth so that they can share in the experience and participate.

5. At the end of Chapter 1, what does Harry predict will happen to Jim?

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