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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 injury does Correll have when the packages are sent?

2. What do the people do to slow the mining?

3. What does Loft do when Tonder loses control?

4. What does Tonder do when he loses control?

5. Who does Lanser put in charge of finding the packages?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Mayor say to his wife before his execution?

2. What did Correll do after sustaining his injury?

3. What do the townspeople do to make the soldiers weaker?

4. Who has the most success of gathering the packages sent by the air drops?

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

6. What do Tom and Will plan to do as they ecape, and why?

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

8. What does Molly's comment to Tonder about sausages mean?

9. Why does Annie get suspicious of Molly?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power and Greed were two common themes in this book. Where did they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 2

Freedom was a key motivator to the people of this town. What were the people willing to do for their freedom, and how did this affect their relationship with each other?

Essay Topic 3

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

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