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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 is a reception held for Sven and Margery after they marry?

2. How long was Margery unconscious in Chapter 17?

3. How many tires were slashed on the prosecution lawyer's tires after the trial?

4. What time do the courthouse doors open in Chapter 24 on the first day of the trial?

5. Who does Deputy Dulles have boil water in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sven and Margery's wedding like?

2. Where does Beth go in Chapter 28 and how does she probably get the money?

3. How does Margery realize that Van Cleve is responsible for the flooding?

4. In Chapter 17, what does Alice want after she changes into dry clothes at Fred's?

5. In Chapter 23, what does Izzy do?

6. How does Margery save William in Chapter 16?

7. In Chapter 16, where does Fred send Izzy?

8. What does the McCullough house look like?

9. Where does Sven go in Chapter 23?

10. Who do Beth and Izzy save in Chapter 17?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Van Cleve is a wealthy mine owner. What type of person is Van Cleve? What power does he have? How does he misuse the power that he has?

Essay Topic 2

Why was the Hoffman Mine a dirty and dangerous place to work? What did it mean to unionize the mine, and why were men trying to unionize the mine?

Essay Topic 3

Pastor McIntosh comes to talk with Alice about returning to the Van Cleve’s home. What does the conversation reveal about hypocrisy? Are McIntosh and Van Cleve hypocrites?

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