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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mac lament doing after the men who try to steal their paper leave?
(a) Not trying to get the men to join the Party.
(b) Bluffing to the men.
(c) Not fighting the men.
(d) Soap-boxing to Jim.

2. How will Mac get early warning that the scabs have arrived in town?
(a) He has spies on the train.
(b) His people check employment agencies.
(c) He has microphones on the train.
(d) He keeps a cell phone on him.

3. What ordinance does Mac predict the county will pass in the event of a strike?
(a) Separate but equal rights for pickers.
(b) Picking made illegal.
(c) Soliciting donations made illegal.
(d) Congregation made illegal.

4. Who does the orchard superintendent tell London to get rid of?
(a) Doc Burton and Anderson.
(b) Mac and Jim.
(c) Jim and Dan.
(d) Dakin and his truck.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what does Jim believe Mac will spend the twenty dollars on that Dick brings home?
(a) Guns.
(b) Stamps.
(c) Food.
(d) Envelopes.

6. Why does Jim think his mother died while he was in jail for a vagrancy charge?
(a) She wanted to die for the Party.
(b) She simply did not want to live.
(c) She thought the world was coming to an end.
(d) She was killed by Party opposers.

7. Who does Jim claim is his reason for wanting to join the Party?
(a) Harry.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) No one.

8. What does Mac have the men do after the birth so that they can share in the experience and participate.
(a) Burn the birthing clothes.
(b) Take pictures.
(c) Document the birth in a journal.
(d) Gather blankets and pillows.

9. What strategy does Mac use when thinking about striking?
(a) Guerilla tactics.
(b) The long view.
(c) Immediate and decisive.
(d) The band aid theory.

10. For what reason does Mac want reassurance from Doc Burton that he has no civil or legal problems?
(a) Reputation.
(b) His job.
(c) His financial welfare.
(d) Vulnerability.

11. What was Dan's occupation before becoming a migrant crop worker?
(a) An engineer.
(b) Crop supervisor.
(c) A tree-topper.
(d) Biologist.

12. At the beginning of Chapter 7, who is going to be romancing the female sympathizers?
(a) Dick.
(b) Jim.
(c) London.
(d) Mac.

13. What does Mac mention to the men who want to steal their paper in order to intimidate them?
(a) The Tandale strike.
(b) The Growers' Association.
(c) The Party.
(d) Rosanna Fights Stadium.

14. For what reason does Jim tell Harry that he was jailed for a vagrancy charge?
(a) He was hanging out with homeless people.
(b) He was suspected of being a radical leader.
(c) He had all of his belongings on him at the time.
(d) He was watching a radical's speech in the park.

15. How does London react to Mac's suggestion for someone else as general chairman?
(a) He is infuriated.
(b) He agrees.
(c) He leaves the Party.
(d) He denies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Harry and Jim decide that using Jim's real name will not be detrimental to Jim's relatives?

2. What does Mac say is needed on the strikers' camping site in order to keep the camp legal?

3. Why does Jim want to join the Party?

4. What does Mac admit to Jim after delivering Lisa's baby?

5. Who approaches Jim and Mac saying that the committee wants a report?

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