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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 Everhard's partners hope that the conflict in the Congressional elections would come to in Chapter 11?

2. Who does Avis say unequivocally as not having anything to do with the the scary event at the speech in Chapter 17?

3. Who makes a speech in defense of a bill in Chapter 17?

4. Who is Avis willing to work in alliance with in Washington in Chapter 16?

5. What organizations have loyal revolutionists willing to participate at any cost in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened soon after Everhard got elected to Congress?

2. How does Avis' perspective become distant and objective during the conflict in the city?

3. Describe the Oligarchy's intention towards the Grangers.

4. Describe the three oligarchies Avis says were created through the favored unions.

5. How did Avis submerge her identity?

6. Describe how the bomb is thrown in front of Congress.

7. What does Avis witness in the city that alarms her?

8. Describe the appeal of Biblical faith and prophecy to many of the abandoned proletariat.

9. Describe what happens to Avis and Everhard in the end of the novel.

10. How is the truth about the bombing ultimately discovered?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Iron Heel is written primarily in the first-person point of view of Avis. Is this point of view more or less effective than telling the story from the third-persona and omniscient perspective? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book Iron Heel? Cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Jack London is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors and irony, briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

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