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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. Who does Jules's mother send him to live with three years before she dies?
2. Who is giving Gurley a particularly hard time about her work when Rye first meets her?
3. Who runs from the police with Gig and Rye as they flee the ballfield?
4. Who is Gemma's husband?
5. What is Gig's full name?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Rye follow Gig to the labor protests in Part I even though Gig tells him not to?
2. What does Gemma tell Dominick Jules thought about burial practices when he was young?
3. How do Rye, Gig, Jules and the mystery person get away from the police when they are cornered?
4. Why does Rye get arrested at the labor rally in Part I?
5. Why do the police let Jules out of jail and where does he go?
6. Who does Ursula take Rye to see, and why does she do this?
7. Why do the police come and start beating up the men on the ballfield in Part I?
8. Where did Rye meet his old friend Jules?
9. Why does Elizabeth Gurley Flynn ask Rye to join her as she fundraises for the labor movement?
10. What kind of relationship does Ursula forge with First Ursula?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are some of the nuances and complexities of the character Del Dalveaux as Walter describes him? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
How does Walter explore the brutality of the white settlers' treatment of Native Americans in this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
How does Elizabeth Gurley Flynn win people to the cause of labor, and why do you think she is so beguiling even to people who are inclined to dislike her? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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