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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. About what is Rondal and Carrie's conversation the night before the upcoming fight?

2. Who is arrested for murder?

3. What does Talcott do that makes the police tackle him?

4. Where does Albion live near Homeplace?

5. What does Rondal say about Albion when he has lunch with Carrie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the women do after a black child dies?

2. What do Rondal and Carrie do when they reach Charleston and what does Talcott do about the union movement at that point?

3. Why does Rondal visit Homeplace and what is Carrie's response?

4. How does Rondal change his methods and why does he change them?

5. How are Albion and Isom killed?

6. What do Rondal and Carrie hear about what is happening in the mining camps?

7. What is Albion doing when he returns to Homeplace and what does he say to Carrie? How does Carrie's family feel about him being back in town?

8. What do Carrie and Albion do after marrying?

9. What does Rondal talk to Carrie about and what his her response?

10. What does Carrie do after Albion is killed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Setting as far as place and time play an important role in Storming Heaven, if compared to twenty-first century's social mores. Discuss the following:

1. Compare/contrast several aspects of the setting of that day from how it would be today. Consider things such as cultural norms/expectations, technology, religion and medicine.

2. Do you think Storming Heaven would be different if it were set in another country in that same era? Consider particularly class issues.

3. What issues that are present in the time of Storming Heaven would still be issues today? What would no longer be issues? Consider such things as class, women's roles, sexual freedom, propriety and manners, and integrity, and labor laws.

Essay Topic 3

The miners seem to be imprisoned by poverty.

1. Do you think then miners are truly "imprisoned" by poverty? Why or why not?

2. Discuss ways in which you think the miners could break out of the prison of poverty.

3. Why do you think it is so hard to move out of poverty either then or now? What do you think it takes to move from poverty to plenty or even great wealth?

4. Is your personality such that you think you would be one of the few who do manage to break out of poverty is you were very poor? Explain how you might differ from the miners.

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