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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 22, when are the first concentration camps opened?

2. In Chapter 34, how many suspects is Julian able to warn to escape to Canada?

3. In Chapter 38, what does Mr. William Barton Dobbs have for breakfast?

4. In Chapter 29, by June how long has the New Underground been operating in Fort Beulah?

5. In Chapter 27, where does Mary put leaflets in a scheme she creates herself?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the details that Sissy, Buck, Mary, Doremus, and Father Perefixe learn to create a picture of the activities of the Corpo?

2. What assignment is Doremus given at the end of Chapter 37?

3. What was the result of an investigation into the death of Greenhill in Chapter 20?

4. In Chapter 38, what is Doremus's cover in Minnesota?

5. In Chapter 21, why has Julian left Amherst?

6. 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?

7. What is Windrip like at the beginning of Chapter 35?

8. In Chapter 36, how do Doremus and the other prisoners celebrate Christmas?

9. In Chapter 27, why does Lorinda tell Doremus that they need to end their affair?

10. What is the curriculum at the newly established Corpo universities in Chapter 20?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Philip uses an idiom to show that he things a government needs to be broken before it can be formed into a good administration. What idiom does Philip use? How does he use the idiom to push his ideas about government? Why does Doremus believe that people are not souls to be broken to make a government?

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

The author uses various techniques to present background information in the novel. What are the different techniques that are used to present background information? Which technique seems to be most effective and least intrusive? Why?

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