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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the writer' s wife prostituting herself?
(a) She was fired.
(b) She makes more money than she did at her former job.
(c) Her husband asked her to do it.
(d) To make enough money to survive.

2. Who does Dr. Proteus see at the dock after he leaves the Meadows?
(a) Kroner.
(b) Anita.
(c) Harrison.
(d) Luke Lubbock.

3. In the sergeant's story, how does his unit defeat the enemy?
(a) They ambush them.
(b) They steal their food supplies.
(c) They steal a generator.
(d) They shoot down their planes.

4. What is a Ghost Shirt according to the Ghost Dance religion?
(a) A symbol of nobility.
(b) A magical shield.
(c) A poison shirt used to kill enemies.
(d) A garment that makes the wearer invisible.

5. Why does the Shah go to the doctor in Chapter 24?
(a) He breaks his ankle.
(b) He cuts his hand.
(c) He has a head cold.
(d) He has the flu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the oak at the Meadows important?

2. Why is Halyard depressed in Chapter 33?

3. How do the company officials react when Dr. Proteus quits his job?

4. To where is PFC Hacketts being shipped?

5. Who is knocked unconscious at the beginning of the rebellion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the coach plan to do in order to ensure that his team keeps winning?

2. What is the basic message of the play at the Meadows?

3. Why does Halyard lose his degrees?

4. How was the great oak tree killed, and why is the tree significant?

5. Why is the writer's novel rejected for publication?

6. What happens at the end of Paul's first meeting with the society?

7. Why does Lasher think that Paul will be an effective leader?

8. Why does Paul have to visit the police station in Chapter 27?

9. Why is Harold in jail?

10. Who does Paul see run out of the woods after the Meadows, and why is this important?

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