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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. For whom does Clabe go to work?

2. Why does Lloyd Justice come to the clinic?

3. What does Lloyd tell Carrie about wealthy people?

4. What do the club members discover when they return to their office?

5. Where did Rosa live during her childhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rondal's mother tell him when he goes to work for the mines and why does she change her mind?

2. Describe how Albion came to stay at Carrie's house?

3. What happened with Rosa and a butterfly when she was young, what reminds her of that, why does she want to leave Mario and what did Mario do to Francesco?

4. What does Carrie do after nursing school and where does she live?

5. Why does Carrie learn to hunt, what does Miles' father want him to do after high school and what does he do?

6. What are the railroad companies doing to the farmers and how do the get it done?

7. What happens to Johnson and why does Rondal leave town?

8. What does Rondal do when he visits C.J. and how does that help his family?

9. What do the club members discover when they arrive back home and what do they do in response?

10. What is C.J. thinking about babies and what does he remember about a discussion he had with Dillon? What is Dillon making and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The triumphs of collectivism are short lived and their assurance follows the path of their deteriorating conditions of living.

1. Why and how do you think the triumphant collectivism of the miners being focused together deteriorated?

2. How do you think the focused collectivism of an organized body, such as an army, can remain stable as opposed to the miners?

3. Do you think organization and strong leadership are always necessary in order for a group to work together?

Use examples from Storming Heaven to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

By the end of this book so many of the miners are dead and the union has still not been able to change most of the conditions.

1. Do you think this book ended with any shred of hope? Why or why not? Use examples from your own life and Storming Heaven to support your answer.

2. If you had been a miner in this situation do you think you would try again? Why or why not? Use examples from your own life and Storming Heaven to support your answer.

3. How do you think a person can have hope when time after time they keep getting ground down? Use examples from your own life and Storming Heaven to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Titles are thought to be very important in both giving the reader a clue about the story and enticing one to read a book. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think Storming Heaven is the chosen title for this novel?

2. Do you think this title would entice you to read this novel? Why or why not?

3. Do you think this rather nondescript title reflects the story it heralds? Explain your response using examples from the book.

4. If you had to title this novel in order to encourage more readers, what would you name it and why?

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