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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 11, what is the incident that Mac claims will enrage the men?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 12, what does Mac drape over Joy's coffin?

3. What does London do to an outside agitator that tries to get the crowd to attack him?

4. Who decides to join the Party?

5. What does Jim pass out to a group of men?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Doc Burton feel sorry for Anderson in Chapter 11?

2. Who is group man?

3. In Chapter 13, how does the reader see that there is a thin line between the migrant workers and the townspeople during the funeral march?

4. What does Mac warn Bolter about when Bolter accuses him of being sent by Red headquarters?

5. What reasoning does Doc Burton give for why he is working so hard for the Party but is not a Party member?

6. What is the big mistake Mac claims that the vigilantes made in Chapter 9?

7. What does Doc Burton admire about Mac's speech during Joy's funeral?

8. Why does Dakin call Mac cold-blooded?

9. What happens after Sam burns Hunter's house as retaliation for the vigilantes burning Anderson's farm.

10. What does Sam brag about to Jim when they go out in a group together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapters 1 and 2 the reader learns more about the Party, who the members are, and what the organization is like. Use information from the first two chapters to discuss what clues are given to show the grassroots of the men in the Party, their social status, their education, and the level of their organization. How does the information help shape the reader's thoughts about the Party?

Essay Topic 2

Jim is the protagonist and the system is the antagonist. Support this statement with specific examples from the text that show this contrast and the nature of the relationship between the two.

Essay Topic 3

Is Dakin a likable character? Can the reader trust him? What sets him apart from the other men? What is it about Dakin that the reader is not fully convinced about? Write an essay that supports these claims and also shows how these suspicions about Dakin can foreshadow his eventual downfall.

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