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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. Why won't Alfy join the Ghost Shirt Society?

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

3. What cities (besides Ilium) fall to the rebellion at the end of Chapter 33?

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

5. Why is Halyard depressed in Chapter 33?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. While he is on the train, what does Paul overhear about PFC Hacketts? Why has this happened to Hacketts?

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

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

7. Why does Halyard lose his degrees?

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

9. What does Kroner say Paul will have to do to get the Pittsburgh job after the meeting with high company officials?

10. What does the great oak symbolize, and what event is held there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is the idea of living on a farm so appealing to Paul? Why does he think that Anita will go along with the idea?

Essay Topic 2

What is the point of view of the novel? How would the novel be different from another point of view?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of women in the futuristic society of the novel. Describe the professions of each of the female characters in the novel, and why their opportunities are different from those of their male counterparts.

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