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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. Who do the group of men accuse of collecting money from Moscow?

2. Where does the paper accuse the strikers of coming from?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 8, what does Mac have the men doing at the camp before the strikers arrive?

4. What does Doc Burton describe as taking over during mob action?

5. At the end of Chapter 12, who takes over during London's speech as he stumbles over his words?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What happens towards the end of Chapter 9 that Mac is blamed for?

3. Why does Dakin call Mac cold-blooded?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 8, what kinds of necessities are built on the campsite.

5. How does Joy's death in Chapter 9 solidify the men in their cause?

6. Why is Dan appearing to be losing his mind when Jim goes to speak with him?

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

8. What does the paper say about the strikers at the beginning of Chapter 14?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Anderson's barn is burned in Chapter 13, which creates a turning point within the narrative. Mac warned earlier on in the novel that if the Anderson's farm was touched, the entire Valley will burn. How does this prediction come to fruition? How is the barn the turning point in the novel as predicted? Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Jim and Doc Burton discuss religion in Chapter 11. Jim's devotion to the cause is almost a religious devotion which Doc Burton points out; however Jim recoils at the idea of religion. How are these two characters similar yet different? How does this conversation shed light on those similarities and differences? Write an essay that compares and contrasts Doc Burton and Jim, using the conversation in Chapter 11 as the anchor for the argument.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 11, Doc Burton marvels at the mass of contradictions he notices in Mac, such as having "clear vision and rose-colored glasses." Point out and discuss these contradictions. Where do these contradictions come from specifically in the novel? Are these contradictions valid? Which side is the true Mac? Which side will ultimately prevail? Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

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