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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 20, where does Mary go to live after her husband is killed?

2. Where does Doremus go to hide at the end of Chapter 38?

3. In Chapter 33, how many hours of instruction does Mary have before her first solo flight?

4. What job is Doremus given when he is in the concentration camp in Chapter 31?

5. In Chapter 27, where do Buck, Mary, David and Foolish go?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Julian decide to do at the end of Chapter 28?

2. In Chapter 29, what does Doremus realize about dictatorships?

3. In Chapter 37, how do the Canadians feel about the refugees from America?

4. How does Haik become president/dictator in Chapter 35?

5. In Chapter 21, what job does Doremus help Julian find?

6. In Chapter 34, what were Julian's reports worth when he was in the M.M.?

7. In Chapter 31, what job is Doremus given at the concentration camp, and what are the advantages of his job?

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

9. In Chapter 30, how is Doremus arrested?

10. Why is Colonel Dewey Haik not a good candidate for Secretary of War?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The novel reveals how Fort Beulah, a small town in Vermont, is affected when the United States government becomes a dictatorship. How does Fort Beulah represent the country as a whole? How does the novel serve as a guide to help Americans spot risk factors that may lead to the loss of democracy? What actions does the novel reveal might prevent the loss of democracy?

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