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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 9, what type of coat does Windrip wear?

2. In Chapter 12, what transportation does Doremus take from Grand Central Station?

3. In Chapter 9, who do political reporters say that listeners think Windrip is when he is speaking?

4. In Chapter 16, where is a press conference held that Doremus attends?

5. In Chapter 5, how long have Doremus and Emma had separate bedrooms?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what are Doremus's political views?

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

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

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

5. How does Colonel Dewey Haik campaign for Windrip?

6. Who is Louis Rotenstern?

7. What does Doremus say about curing the evils of democracy at the end of Chapter 2?

8. How is Doremus Jessup's family described?

9. At the end of Chapter 7, why is Shad Ledue going to vote for Buzz Windrip?

10. Where and how does Windrip end his campaign?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses various techniques to present background information in the novel. What are the different techniques that are used to present background information? Which technique seems to be most effective and least intrusive? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Doremus is married, but he has been having a long-term affair. How would you describe the relationship between Doremus and his wife and between him and his lover? What do the relationships reveal about him?

Essay Topic 3

Doremus is caught and sent to a concentration camp. How do Doremus’s experiences at the camp develop the relationships that he has with his friends and with his enemies? How do the events at the concentration camp develop themes in the novel?

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