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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 16, how many liberal members of the Supreme Court resigned?

2. In Chapter 19, what time is Doremus taken to see a judge?

3. What is Shad Ledue's given name?

4. In Chapter 10, what does Wal Trowbridge do every other Sunday morning?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter10, who supports Windrip?

6. What happens to Dr. Fowler Greenhill at the end of Chapter 19?

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

8. In Chapter 9, what is known about Windrop's wife?

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

10. How is Doremus Jessup's family described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Windrip becomes a dictator when he is elected president. What actions and tactics do Windrip and his supporters commit in order to obtain power? Would Windrip and his supporters and associated be considered evil? Are they immoral?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Windrip issues 15 principles to present his goals for the country. What are the 15 principles that he presents? What do these principles reveal about Windrip’s views on race, finance, and power of the government? How do the principles reveal the difference between what Windrip says and what he believes?

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