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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 2, how long has Doremus Jessup lived in Fort Beulah?

2. In Chapter 14, what church does Doremus's wife and children belong to?

3. In Chapter 18, how long has it been since Doremus graduated from college?

4. Approximately how many people live in Fort Beulah?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what time is Doremus waiting for on Saturday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Dr. King in Chapter 18, and what does he have planned for his future?

2. In Chapter 16, what is Shad's rank in the Minute Men, and what military service does Shad have before WIndrip's election?

3. How is Doremus Jessup's family described?

4. What happens to Dr. Fowler Greenhill at the end of Chapter 19?

5. In Chapter 8, how does Windrip clarify his philosophy?

6. Who is Berzelius Windrip?

7. What is being held at the beginning of Chapter 1, and where is it held?

8. In Chapter 9, what is known about Windrop's wife?

9. Why does Doremus not sleep well at the end of Chapter 19?

10. In Chapter 17, where does Shad make his headquarters and how does he decorate them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shad Ledue rises from handyman to county commissioner. What does Shad’s rise to power reveal about the new government? What does Shad’s demise seem to foreshadow and symbolize about the fall of Windrip’s government?

Essay Topic 2

Doremus takes a wait and see attitude when Windrip is elected. Why does Doremus take a wait and see attitude? What misuse of power and what corruption does he begin to see? What choice does he have to make? What does his decision reveal about moral choice?

Essay Topic 3

The Minute Men become a military group designed to help Windrip and his associates gain and keep power. What are the Minute Men and what are some of the things that they do? What do the Minute Men symbolize?

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