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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 Gurley tell one of the saloon girls about her past?
2. Where does Gurley go after she is released from jail?
3. What train station does Rye meet Gurley at in Chapter 16?
4. The doorman of which hotel shoves Rye and tells him to move on in Chapter 24?
5. Who tells Del Dalveaux that the assassination did not come off?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Gurley react when she finally finds out Rye has double-crossed her?
2. What does Reston do to Dalveaux in Part III and why?
3. How does Gurley save herself and Rye in Taft?
4. What does Rye bring home for Gig one night in Part IV that he thinks Gig will love, but that only seems to make Gig more upset?
5. What does Al Bolin end up doing to Gurley and Rye?
6. What does Ursula tell Gig about in the very end of Part IV?
7. Who helps Rye get a job at the machinist's shop, and how does Rye feel about the job?
8. Why is Rye not at the union hall when it is raided and Charlie and Gurley are arrested in Part IV?
9. What does Gurley do for Rye on his birthday?
10. What does Rye buy with the twenty dollars from Brand, and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay exploring the importance of newspapers to the labor activists' cause, and explain how Elizabeth Gurley Flynn uses the papers to rally supporters throughout the novel.
Essay Topic 2
In a novel of many plot twists and turns, as well as nuanced characters, which action and/or character surprised you the most, and why? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think Early Reston saves Gig and Rye at several points in the book, only to kill Gig at the end? What do you think Walter was trying to communicate to the reader about the time, place, and cultural atmosphere through Reston's character? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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