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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. What do the miners commandeer?

2. Where does Rondal go?

3. With what are Carrie and Rondal occupied in Charleston?

4. What does Carrie tell Dr. Booker?

5. What does Rondal's mother do when he tries to talk with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the miners do during the summer after the strike begins and why does Rondal have to leave?

2. What does C.J. think about the baseball teams the mining companies form and how is his mind changed?

3. What do Rondal and Carrie hear about what is happening in the mining camps?

4. Why is Carrie relieved about the mine explosion and how does she help after it happened?

5. What does Rosa say about her children and what does Mario do after the explosion in the mine?

6. What do Rondal and Carrie do when they reach Charleston and what does Talcott do about the union movement at that point?

7. Why does Rondal visit Homeplace and what is Carrie's response?

8. What happens when Isom tries to arrest the gun thugs in May of 1920?

9. What does Carrie do when Rondal brings her breakfast and what does she tell him?

10. What does Carrie do after talking to Rondal, what does Albion tell her and what does she decide?

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

One of the major themes of Storming Heaven is that of the differences among various classes in the early 1900's in the United States. Choose one of the following to discuss:

1. Discuss the idea of "class" as it exists in Storming Heaven. Be sure to include specific examples from the text and a definition of class.

2. Compare and contrast the life of upper-class Americans with that of either the middle class or lower class (i.e., the miners) as it exists in Storming Heaven. What is the upper class attitude towards earning a living? The middle class? The lower class? Which class seems the most practical? The most idealistic?

3. Discuss the following question: What is more of a barrier among people: class, education, religion or gender? Explain your reasoning fully using examples both from the text and your own life experiences.

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