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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 19, how many stories is the building that the Informer occupies?

2. After Congress refuses to make Windrip's 15th point law, how many congressmen are arrested by Minute Men?

3. In Chapter 4, how many people can Bishop Prang get to vote on an issue if he asks people to vote?

4. In Chapter 2, from how far does the granite come from that is the chief product of Fort Beulah?

5. Where is Webster R. Skittle, who becomes Secretary of the Treasury, from?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what is Shad's rank in the Minute Men, and what military service does Shad have before WIndrip's election?

2. In Chapter 9, how does Windrip dress as he campaigns?

3. In Chapter 17, how does Trowbridge escape to Canada and what does he take with him?

4. In Chapter 13, why does Doremus wonder if it was desirable for the 13 Colonies to cut themselves from Great Britain?

5. Where and how does Windrip end his campaign?

6. Who is Doremus Jessup, and what is his background?

7. Why do Doremus and Emma have separate bedrooms, and how long have they had separate bedrooms?

8. What is the layout of the Informer building?

9. At the end of Chapter 7, why is Shad Ledue going to vote for Buzz Windrip?

10. In Chapter 11, how does Walter Trowbridge conduct his campaign?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses various techniques to present background information in the novel. What are the different techniques that are used to present background information? Which technique seems to be most effective and least intrusive? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Doremus takes a wait and see attitude when Windrip is elected. Why does Doremus take a wait and see attitude? What misuse of power and what corruption does he begin to see? What choice does he have to make? What does his decision reveal about moral choice?

Essay Topic 3

Doremus’s family is a source of support and strife for him. In what ways is his family a source of support for him? In what ways is his family a source of strife for him? How important is it to preserve family relationships whether they are supportive or cause strife?

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