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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. How old is Frank Tasbrough in Chapter 2?

2. In Chapter 13, how old was Karl Pascal when he came to America?

3. At the end of Chapter 4, how many members was the League of Forgotten Men rumored to have?

4. At the end of Chapter 17, how many does the New Underground help escape to Canada by winter?

5. In Chapter 6, how many generations has Doremus's family been in Vermont?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Berzelius Windrip?

3. In Chapter 16, how is Windrip's power maintained?

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

5. Who is Louis Rotenstern?

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

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

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

9. What happens to Dr. King in Chapter 18, and what does he have planned for his future?

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

Doremus considers joining the communists, but they do not have the same goals for government. What does Doremus wish to see restored? What do the communists want to happen when the government is overthrown? Why are their goals incompatible?

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

Doremus is caught and sent to a concentration camp. How do Doremus’s experiences at the camp develop the relationships that he has with his friends and with his enemies? How do the events at the concentration camp develop themes in the novel?

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