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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 does Lloyd get off the train when Carrie is taking him to the doctor?

2. Where do Clabe and his family live?

3. What does Carrie notice during an outbreak of typhoid?

4. What do the railroad companies claim about the answer in question #3?

5. Who does C.J. marry in 1901?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Carrie figure out about a typhoid outbreak and what do the mining companies tell her when she tries to do something about it?

2. What happened with Rosa and a butterfly when she was young, what reminds her of that, why does she want to leave Mario and what did Mario do to Francesco?

3. What does C.J. find out about Rondal in a letter from him and how does he feel about the information?

4. What does Rondal do on his first day in the mines and how does he feel at the end of the day?

5. How does Dillon feel about what the coal companies are doing and what does he do in response to their actions?

6. What happens at a club meeting when the men are debating World War I?

7. What does Rondal's mother tell him when he goes to work for the mines and why does she change her mind?

8. How do the club members get out of jail?

9. What does Rondal do after working in the mines for two years and what is the response to his efforts?

10. What are the railroad companies doing to the farmers and how do the get it done?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

By the end of this book so many of the miners are dead and the union has still not been able to change most of the conditions.

1. Do you think this book ended with any shred of hope? Why or why not? Use examples from your own life and Storming Heaven to support your answer.

2. If you had been a miner in this situation do you think you would try again? Why or why not? Use examples from your own life and Storming Heaven to support your answer.

3. How do you think a person can have hope when time after time they keep getting ground down? Use examples from your own life and Storming Heaven to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

The triumphs of collectivism are short lived and their assurance follows the path of their deteriorating conditions of living.

1. Why and how do you think the triumphant collectivism of the miners being focused together deteriorated?

2. How do you think the focused collectivism of an organized body, such as an army, can remain stable as opposed to the miners?

3. Do you think organization and strong leadership are always necessary in order for a group to work together?

Use examples from Storming Heaven to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

There seems to be a huge gap between the rich and poor in Storming Heaven.

1. How is this difference shown in the book?

2. Do you see this gap existing in America today? Why or why not?

3. Do you see any morality issue with the gap between the very rich and the very poor?

Use examples from Storming Heaven to illustrate your answer.

(see the answer keys)

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