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

2. In Chapter 18, how long has it been since Doremus graduated from college?

3. In Chapter 11, what political party does Roosevelt create?

4. In Chapter 12, what transportation does Doremus take from Grand Central Station?

5. At the end of Chapter 3, what is the name of Doremus's family dog?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is being held at the beginning of Chapter 1, and where is it held?

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

3. Who is Louis Rotenstern?

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

5. How is Doremus Jessup's family described?

6. At the end of Chapter 14, what is Shad Ledue's response when Doremus fires him?

7. Who is Berzelius Windrip?

8. In Chapter 15, what Spanish custom does Windrip use to get rid of embarrassing friends and enemies?

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

10. In Chapter 8, how does Doremus explain Windrip's campaign planks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel reveals how Fort Beulah, a small town in Vermont, is affected when the United States government becomes a dictatorship. How does Fort Beulah represent the country as a whole? How does the novel serve as a guide to help Americans spot risk factors that may lead to the loss of democracy? What actions does the novel reveal might prevent the loss of democracy?

Essay Topic 2

Philip uses an idiom to show that he things a government needs to be broken before it can be formed into a good administration. What idiom does Philip use? How does he use the idiom to push his ideas about government? Why does Doremus believe that people are not souls to be broken to make a government?

Essay Topic 3

Doremus observes Windrip’s dictatorship and dictatorships that he reads about, and he decides that there is a common structure in dictatorships. What commonalities does Doremus see in various dictatorships? What does he decide is the “biology of dictatorships” (285)?

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