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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. When did the Corpos end crime in America in Chapter 20?
2. At the end of Chapter 28, what time does Julian meet Sissy every evening after joining the M.M.s?
3. Where is Doremus sent at the end of Chapter 37?
4. In Chapter 20, what college takes the place of Harvard, Radcliffe, Boston University, and Brown?
5. In Chapter 32, how many prisoners are shot after Shad Ladue dies?
Short Essay Questions
1. What news does Lorinda bring Doremus in Chapter 38?
2. Why is Colonel Dewey Haik not a good candidate for Secretary of War?
3. In Chapter 22, how long does an Englishman study the conditions in the United States, and what are his conclusions about the conditions in the country?
4. In Chapter 31, what job is Doremus given at the concentration camp, and what are the advantages of his job?
5. What is the curriculum at the newly established Corpo universities in Chapter 20?
6. What assignment is Doremus given at the end of Chapter 37?
7. Why does Philip come to see his family in Chapter 24?
8. In Chapter 26, how does the underground get what they need to print pamphlets?
9. In Chapter 25, how is Doremus recruited for the New Underground?
10. What is Windrip like at the beginning of Chapter 35?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Shad Ledue rises from handyman to county commissioner. What does Shad’s rise to power reveal about the new government? What does Shad’s demise seem to foreshadow and symbolize about the fall of Windrip’s government?
Essay Topic 2
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)?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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