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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 circles the group as it runs away?

2. What is the masked man's mode of transport?

3. What does Hayduke say the soldiers shot at at the Maze instead of him?

4. Where do Hayduke and Abbzug stop for a pie?

5. What does Hayduke hear while he cuts notches in power poles?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hayduke save Abbzug?

2. How does the group blow up the train tracks?

3. How do Doc and Abbzug get out of trouble at the beginning of this section?

4. How is Smith captured?

5. How does Hayduke respond to Abbzug's declaration of love?

6. What does the newspaper say about the coal train?

7. How does Doc show his anger in this section?

8. Why does Doc think Hayduke is trustworthy?

9. How do the characters' lives change after the trial?

10. How does Doc elude the driver that pursues him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick two characters from the book and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the construction of Abbey's argument.

1. How does he introduce his ideas?

2. How does he construct his ideas to come to logical conclusion?

3. What weaknesses and strengths can you identify in Abbey's argument?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the book's reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

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