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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. In Chapter 11, Dr. Buggerie explains that Snobbcraft descended from what?

2. Whose picture is on the cover of the newspaper in Chapter 12?

3. What are the names of the mill owners who meet with Matthew and Bunny in Chapter 7?

4. Rufus Kretin speaks with Matthew in Chapter 8 about stopping what?

5. Who sends a newspaper upstairs to Helen's room in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. Buggerie inform Snobbcraft about the data in Chapter 11?

2. What can be ascertained by Matthew's jealousy of Bunny in Chapter 12?

3. What does Buggerie reveal about Snobbcraft's ancestry in Chapter 11? What of the other candidates?

4. How do Snobbcraft and Dr. Buggerie attempt to cover their tracks in Chapter 11? What do they discover?

5. What word does Matthew receive of a strike in Chapter 7? Where does he go?

6. Why are Democrats worried about losing votes in Chapter 8?

7. What are Matthew's thoughts about Helen's pregnancy in Chapter 11?

8. What obstacle and danger does Matthew face at the end of Chapter 10?

9. How does Matthew discredit the chairman of the strike in Chapter 7?

10. How many sanitariums are still running in Chapter 10? What are lying-in hospitals developed for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of duality in the narrative as exemplified by Matthew. What is it about Matthew's actions that are dishonorable? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Matthew's actions at the mill in Chapter 7. How do Matthew's actions show that greed as opposed to empathy is his driving force?

Essay Topic 3

Define and discuss the literary term "antihero." How does this term apply to the character of Max Disher?

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