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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 1, how old is Mrs. Gimmich?

2. What is the date of the surveyor's map of Fort Beulah Township that hangs on the wall in Doremus's office?

3. In Chapter 19, who does Doremus see come out of the courtroom as he waits for his case to be heard?

4. What is Shad Ledue's given name?

5. In Chapter 16, who is the man that Doremus remembers sewed up victims in wet rawhide and watched it shrink in the sun?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter10, who supports Windrip?

2. Who is Louis Rotenstern?

3. In Chapter 8, how does Windrip clarify his philosophy?

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

5. How is Fort Beulah described at the beginning of Chapter 2?

6. How is Doremus Jessup's family described?

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

8. Who is Berzelius Windrip?

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

10. What is the layout of the Informer building?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Windrip writes a memoir called the Zero Hour. How does the memoir present Windrip and his ideals? What does the memoir symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

Mary Greenhill is a society woman and wife to a doctor before her husband is murdered. Who is Mary before and after her husband dies? How does her character change after her husband is murdered? What becomes Mary’s motivation, and why does she put revenge ahead of raising her son?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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