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

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

3. What does London offer to give the men to eat at the end of Chapter 14?

4. Who directs the sacrifice of the cows?

5. What are the deputies on the road complaining about and might start shooting back at?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dakin call Mac cold-blooded?

2. After Jim tells a group of men about Joy being a kind of labor leader, what do they say in return?

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

4. 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?

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

6. How does group man take over in Sam and Jim's group?

7. Why is Dakin incarcerated for biting a cop?

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

9. What does Mac want to happen again, similar to Burke's incident, that he believes will push the men forward?

10. Why does Doc Burton make the remark about shooting Mac if he were the boss of the other side?

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 directs the sacrifice of the cows in Chapter 13. How does this sacrifice and the total transformation of the men into group man reinforce one another? Why and how does the sacrifice reinforce group man within the narrative? How has the tone among the men and within the camp transformed into something different at this point? Cite specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Mac states that he uses whatever materials are at hand to accomplish a goal. How does the birthing scene in Chapter 4 exemplify this statement he makes? What is his main goal and how is the birthing scene a foreshadowing of what is to come? Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.

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