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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the invading soldiers trying to spread as they enter the town?
(a) Death.
(b) Fear.
(c) Joy.
(d) Respect.

2. Why does Alex say he should not have been ordered by the soldiers?
(a) He was overworked.
(b) They do not know how mining works.
(c) He is a free man.
(d) They are not his countrymen.

3. How many soldiers invade the town?
(a) 40.
(b) 20.
(c) 50.
(d) 30.

4. What was the name of the man who killed Bentick?
(a) Alexander.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Andre.
(d) Alexia.

5. How does Tonder want to die?
(a) Painlessly.
(b) Quietly.
(c) Purposely.
(d) Valiantly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Mayor's most practical servant?

2. Who has a pin-up of a glamorous woman?

3. What is Mr. Orden's occupation?

4. What is Alex's last name?

5. Why does Bentick lack ambition?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tonder think of Prackle's pin-up?

2. What does Correll ask of Lanser, and what answer does he get?

3. What does Lanser say that let the Mayor know he had been in war situations before?

4. What reasons does Lanser give for his answer to Correll?

5. What does Annie say will happen if Alex is killed?

6. What does Dr. Winter say the townspeople will do after the invasion, and why does he think this?

7. What makes the townspeople turn against Correll?

8. What is Joseph most concerned about when the invading forces come into the house?

9. What does Correll give the soldiers in his town at the beginning of the book?

10. How does the Mayor say Lanser broke the law?

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