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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. Who does Avis find that she falls in love with?

2. On what ticket does Everhard run for Congress in in Chapter 7?

3. Why did people support the decision against Jackson?

4. What does Everhard reveal the truth about to Avis in Chapter 4?

5. Who did Everhard find complicit in the capitalist system?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Meredith's comments on the Oligarchy.

2. Describe Avis' interaction with the company lawyer.

3. Describe Mr. Wickhard's argument and why Everhard agrees with him.

4. What is the comparison that Everhard makes of small business owners to machine breakers and why?

5. Describe the essential conflict of the Iron Heel.

6. Why is Bishop Morehouse becoming a martyr of sorts?

7. Describe Everhard's reasons for not having a family.

8. What is the two-tiered future described in the Iron Heel?

9. Describe Avis' ongoing investigation of Jackson's life circumstances.

10. Describe the men in the room at Avis' father's dinner party apart from Everhard.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book Iron Heel? Cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the concept of capitalism as it is portrayed in the Iron Heel. What aspects of the capitalistic society envisioned by Jack London seem apparent today and what do not? How does the conflict in ideologies between capitalism and socialism that London describes seem evident in today's society in America? Describe.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the motif of life-death-life. Identify at least two motifs about life-death-life in Iron Heel. Then cite an example to support each answer.

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