View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Hassel and Tom go to the Governor's Office in Charleston?

2. In what subject does Jackie earn a degree?

3. What is the name of the newspaper where Jackie takes a job?

4. Against which company do the coal miners wage a strike?

5. What happens to Tom that produces a fatal injury?

Short Essay Questions

1. What threat does the dam pose and how do Dillon and Arthur Lee differ in how to manage the problem?

2. How has Rachel's illness impacted her life?

3. Why do the family graves need to be moved after the American Coal Company obtains rights to Homeplace?

4. What is Jackie's role in the miners' strike as a member of the press?

5. How have Jackie and Tom's feelings for each other paralleled those shared by Dillon and Rachel?

6. What does Tom advise Jackie to do when he unexpectedly show up in town?

7. How will Jackie's profession allow her to shed light on the poverty and suffering of people in her hometown?

8. What open job does Dillon tell Jackie about and what does he promise to do if she takes it?

9. What comfort can Jackie take away from Tom's death?

10. Why is Dillon driven to tell Jackie that he is her father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a character study of Tom. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about Tom?

Essay Topic 2

Giardina is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony, briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Rachel. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Rachel?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 958 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample