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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. Where does Albion say he wants to go?

2. Who does Rondal find at Carrie's tent?

3. Why are Rondal, Carrie and Dr. Booker going where they are headed?

4. What has Davidson brought in for his team?

5. What does Rondal do about the press when he goes to work an area?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Talcott tell Rondal about the men replacing Chafin's men, what does he ask Rondal and what does Rondal do? What happens to Rondal?

2. What do Carrie and Albion do after marrying?

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

4. What does Rondal find out about the U.S. President and what is his response?

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

6. What happens when Isom tries to arrest the gun thugs in May of 1920?

7. What do the mining companies do when their team is going to play Annadel and what is Annadel's response?

8. Why do Rondal, Carrie and Booker leave Charleston and where will they have to pass through to get where they are going?

9. 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?

10. Why is Carrie relieved about the mine explosion and how does she help after it happened?

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

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 3

Plots are sometimes said to be either character-driven or action-driven. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think Storming Heaven is more character-driven or action-driven? Explain.

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

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