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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 14, what does the paper Mac picks up falsely accuse the strikers of?
(a) Holding people hostage.
(b) Committing all acts of violence.
(c) Assassinating non-Party members.
(d) Destroying Joy's body.

2. How much does Bolter, the new president of the fruit Growers' Association, offer to raise the wages of the strikers?
(a) A dollar fifty.
(b) A dime.
(c) A nickel.
(d) A dollar.

3. At the end of Chapter 9, what does Mac caution the men not to eat but they eat anyway because of hunger?
(a) Raw pork.
(b) Squirrels.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Deer.

4. What does Lisa observe about Dan when she visits him in his tent?
(a) He is dying.
(b) He needs more food.
(c) He needs another enema.
(d) He is getting better.

5. What are the squads of men being sent out to do?
(a) Raise funds for Joy's funeral.
(b) Mourn Joy.
(c) Kill non-Party members.
(d) Find strikebreakers.

6. Who hops off the train and is shot three times?
(a) A scab.
(b) Jim.
(c) Mac.
(d) Joy.

7. Why does Mac think he should put Joy on public display during the funeral march?
(a) For dramatics.
(b) To fire up the men.
(c) To drum up sympathizers.
(d) To make non-Party members feel bad.

8. How does Jim elude the cops after he and Mac go to talk to the deputies?
(a) Jumps on to a moving train.
(b) Hides behind a rock.
(c) Climbs up a tree.
(d) Dives into a river.

9. What spaces themselves along the line of marchers at the train station?
(a) Young kids.
(b) Deputies on motorcycles.
(c) Party members.
(d) Political officials.

10. How many men are in the squads sent out?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Forty.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Thirty.

11. Why is Lisa a little embarrassed when Jim stops to talk to her?
(a) He helped deliver her baby.
(b) He helped her when she was sick.
(c) She yelled at him earlier.
(d) He saw her getting changed.

12. Who decides to join the Party?
(a) Mrs. Dakin.
(b) Lisa.
(c) Anderson.
(d) Al.

13. Where is the hideout that Mac tells Jim about in case either of them is seized?
(a) On a boat.
(b) In an abandoned building.
(c) Under a bridge.
(d) On a train.

14. What does London offer to give the men to eat at the end of Chapter 14?
(a) Lentil soup.
(b) Raw meat.
(c) Fruit and vegetables.
(d) Peaches and sardines.

15. What are the deputies on the road complaining about and might start shooting back at?
(a) Armored trucks.
(b) Rock throwers.
(c) Land mines.
(d) Picketers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is in London's tent when he invites Mac and Jim inside?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 13, how does Dick get the cows, the bull calf, and the lima beans?

3. What does Mac want from the strike chairman after seeing the false newspaper headline?

4. Why does Doc Burton think Dan is upset?

5. Who directs the sacrifice of the cows?

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