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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 11, how many Communist parties have candidates?

2. In Chapter 16, how many liberal members of the Supreme Court resigned?

3. In Chapter 19, who is to become the editor of the Informer?

4. In Chapter 14, what church does Windrip say that he joined as a boy?

5. In Chapter 5, from where does Prang broadcast his show?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Doremus say about curing the evils of democracy at the end of Chapter 2?

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

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

4. In Chapter 15, what does Windrip cover in his first extended proclamation to the country?

5. Who is Berzelius Windrip?

6. In Chapter 17, where does Shad make his headquarters and how does he decorate them?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Doremus and others who join the New Underground have no special skills in leading a rebellion. What skills do Doremus and others use as they work for the rebellion? How do the skills they learned in private life serve them as they work for the New Underground? What skills or qualities are necessary to have in order to be able to participate successfully in a rebellion?

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

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?

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