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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 Winters ensure the Mayor of before his execution?

2. What does Tonder promise Mrs. Morden before leaving her house?

3. What does the Mayor say the people were fighting for?

4. What does Tonder do when he loses control?

5. Who does the Mayor quote before he is executed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the quote that the Mayor was thinking of before his execution?

2. What punishment does Loft create for insubordinate mine workers?

3. What did the Mayor have to do if he wanted to avoid being executed?

4. Why can the soldiers not punish the mine workers by withholding food?

5. What makes the soldiers so miserable during the winter?

6. What request does the Mayor make to the Anders brothers before they leave?

7. Why does Winters say the enemy has underestimated his people?

8. Why doesCorrell say his arm is in a sling?

9. How could the people use the dynamite sent to them by the air drops?

10. What happens when Tonder loses control?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

War is a major theme in this book. How is this theme presented, and how did it affect the tone of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

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