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

2. What often happens to the food items sent by the unions?

3. What does Carrie not tell Rondal?

4. What kind of job does Albion have when he returns to Homeplace?

5. Who is constantly rude to Pricie?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Albion and Isom killed?

2. 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?

3. What does Carrie do when Rondal brings her breakfast and what does she tell him?

4. What happens to Rosa in Chapter 17?

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

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

7. What do Carrie and Albion do after marrying?

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

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

10. What does Albion ask Carrie about her mood, what does he tell her and what is her response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Carrie decides to marry Albion after Rondal gives her the brush off. She decides she loves both of the men but it might have seemed that she took Albion as the second best choice.

1. List three criteria which you believe are essential for a good marriage. Discuss why you choose those three and then discuss if you believe Carrie and Albion's relationship possesses those qualities. Use examples from the text.

2. List three criteria which you believe make a successful marriage impossible. Discuss why you choose those three and then discuss if you believe Carrie and Albion's relationship possesses those qualities. Use examples from the text.

3. Using the three criteria which you list for both a successful marriage and those which would greatly hinder a successful marriage, argue whether or not you believe Carrie and Albion's marriage will be successful or a failure based upon the six criteria you cited.

Essay Topic 2

As in almost any text, there are a number of symbols and metaphors present in Storming Heaven. Discuss one of the following:

1. Choose three major symbols in the novel and discuss their meanings as they occur in various places throughout the text.

2. Choose two major metaphors in the novel and discuss their meanings as they occur in various places throughout the text.

3. Discuss the symbol of "Storming Heaven" as it relates to the miners forming unions.

Essay Topic 3

There is a growing gap between the positions of the two camps involved in the growing conflict - the miners and the Company's representatives.

1. Why do you think the mine owners are unwilling to listen to the miners?

2. Do you think the miners are demanding too much from the mine owners? Why or why not?

3. If you were a negotiator between these two groups how would you attempt to forge an agreement?

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