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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. What does Brand ask Rye when he visits Brand's house in Chapter 13?
2. What does Gig often call Rye as a term of affection?
3. What words does Rye's lawyer use to get him out of jail but that sting Rye's ego?
4. What is the first line of the song Rye picks up in the labor protest and sings himself?
5. What deal does Ursula the Great make with Brand?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does Ursula take Rye to see, and why does she do this?
2. What does Rye think of Lemuel Brand's house?
3. Why did Rye come West looking for Gig?
4. How does Walter describe Spokane in 1909?
5. Why does Rye get arrested at the labor rally in Part I?
6. Where does the IWW's nickname come from?
7. Why are Gig and Rye sleeping in a ballfield in Chapter 1?
8. How does Rye eventually get out of jail earlier than expected?
9. What is the true nature of Gemma's relationship with Jules, and why has she hidden this?
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
Why does Rye decide to stand on the box and sing, joining his brother Gig in the labor protest early in the novel, even though he has had no interest in activism or protesting up to this point? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
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