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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 is the contemporary author that offers a perspective in the Introduction?

2. Where does Jackson live?

3. Since the death of his wife, what had Dr. Cunningham become?

4. What does Avis call Everhard?

5. The tension between what two opposing interests is the driving force behind the plot of the Iron Heel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Everhard argue effectively about at the dinner party?

2. Describe Everhard's reasons for not having a family.

3. Describe Meredith's comments on the Oligarchy.

4. What tension did London experience in his own life that is reflected in the Iron Heel?

5. What does the contemporary author H. Bruce Franklin describe about London?

6. Describe Cunningham.

7. What does the Iron Heel reveal about workers according to Franklin?

8. Describe the Philomaths.

9. Describe Bishop Morehouse's speech.

10. Describe Everhard's effect on Avis.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dr. Cunningham and the Bishop are two important characters that interact and experience significant suffering.

Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist and how do they interact? What is similar about them and what is different?

Part 2) What are some events that Dr. Cunningham had a direct influence upon? What are some events that Bishop had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which character offers support to the group? Which one is stronger and why? What happens to each character?

Essay Topic 2

Avis and Everhard are two of the most active characters.

Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist and how do they interact? What is similar about them and what is different?

Part 2) What are some events that Avis had a direct influence upon? What are some events that Everhard had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which character offers support to the group? Which one is stronger and why?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Avis. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her at this point in her life?

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