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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 Avis witness being thrown into a police convoy in Chapter 24?
2. Who begins to speak derisively of the Oligarchy at the event in Chapter 17?
3. How does the Oligarchy keep getting in the way of the Revolutionaries in Chapter 14?
4. Despite running through murderous mobs, taking refuge under piles of dead bodies, and coming near to death herself, what does Avis feel she can do in Chapter 24?
5. Where do the terrorist groups originate from in Chapter 25?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Avis witness in the city that alarms her?
2. How was the First Revolt supposed to begin?
3. What is ironic about Avis' new dwelling after the riots?
4. Describe the Bishop's new occupation and the reasons for doing so.
5. Describe the effect of the workers' strike.
6. Describe the Grangers.
7. Describe what happened to Avis after the bombing.
8. How is the truth about the bombing ultimately discovered?
9. What happened soon after Everhard got elected to Congress?
10. Describe the three oligarchies Avis says were created through the favored unions.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Describe the Iron Heel practice of gaining power through money and violence. How does this contrast with the Socialist rise to ascendancy? Which group is more committed to success if any? Which group is more ethical and how so? Which group ultimately wins the popular vote and why? Describe.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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