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

2. What does the government decide to do with the letter from the Ghost Shirt Society?
(a) Debate it on television.
(b) Distribute propaganda against it.
(c) Keep it secret.
(d) Post it with a warning to other rebels.

3. What does Kroner ask Dr. Proteus to do in Chapter 20?
(a) Host a dinner party.
(b) Go on a business trip.
(c) Lose the competition on purpose.
(d) Become an informant.

4. Who of the following is not present at the Ghost Shirt Society meeting?
(a) Kroner.
(b) Katherine.
(c) Luke.
(d) Bud.

5. Why do the police come to Dr. Proteus's farm?
(a) He is being arrested.
(b) They want him to join the department.
(c) He is a suspect in a crime and must be questioned.
(d) He has to register his change in employment status.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lasher think that Dr. Proteus will be an effective leader?

2. Who questions Dr. Proteus when he wakes up after being drugged?

3. What are the loudspeakers at the Meadows constantly reminding the people there to do?

4. Whose team wins at the Meadows?

5. In the sergeant's story, how does his unit defeat the enemy?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Kroner visits Paul in jail, what does he say Paul can do in order to get a promotion?

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

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

4. Where does the Ghost Shirt Society get its name?

5. What is the Ghost Shirt Society's plan for rebellion?

6. Who does Paul meet on the train, and what do they talk about?

7. What are the members of the rebellion doing instead of taking over the specific targets?

8. Why is Harold in jail?

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

10. Why has Fred Garth been successful in his career?

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