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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 Avis encounter in the city that has an expression of horror all the time in Chapter 4?

2. What happens to Avis because of her association with Everhard in Chapter 5?

3. What does the person that challenges Everhard say will happen to revolutionaries in Chapter 4?

4. Who does Avis believe that she will marry by Chapter 4?

5. Who does Everhard say is responsible for the plight of the armless peddler?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the journalist's interaction with Avis about the Jackson case.

3. Describe Avis' actions to uncover the truth about Jackson.

4. Describe the impending conflict Avis begins to experience in Chapter 6.

5. Describe Avis in relationship to the manuscript's creation and storage.

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

7. Describe Mr. Wickhard's argument and why Everhard agrees with him.

8. Why is it important to be vigilant in society in the Introduction?

9. Why does Avis call Everhard an eagle?

10. Describe Cunningham.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Iron Heel is a classic dystopian novel. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Iron Heel is particularly effective in conveying meaning through powerful imagery. Powerful imagery to establish connections in the minds of readers with the story's characters and plot. Imagery is the picture we form in our minds of the story we read. It can involve, visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, kinetic and kinesthetic. The author uses these imagery to translate words into a visual story that we can see and participate in within our minds. Describe the use of imagery in this dystopian novel.

Essay Topic 3

London espouses a radical approach to work and employment that would alter the structure of society. He describes the worker in Iron Heel as a proletariat like Marxian philosophy who is rebelling against the Oligarchy. Describe the worker in Iron Heel. Do you think this is realistic and characteristic of today? Do you think the issues that London discusses are still relevant today and if so, in what ways? Discuss and describe.

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