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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 28, what does Sissy try to make a copy of?

2. Where does Sissy go to live at the end of Chapter 34?

3. What type of car does Doremus drive in Chapter 38?

4. In Chapter 28, where does Shad have a private suite?

5. In Chapter 23, what time does Buck Titus wish to speak with Doremus and his family?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 23, why are Doremus and his family not able to flee to Canada?

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

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

4. In Chapter 22, why does Doremus think that concentration camps are being opened?

5. Why does Philip come to see his family in Chapter 24?

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

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

8. At the end of Chapter 36, what does Doremus do with Lorinda before he is sent to Canada?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Windrip becomes a dictator when he is elected president. What actions and tactics do Windrip and his supporters commit in order to obtain power? Would Windrip and his supporters and associated be considered evil? Are they immoral?

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

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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