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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 event is shrouded in mystery for seven centuries that is mentioned in the last section of the book?

2. What organizations have loyal revolutionists willing to participate at any cost in Chapter 22?

3. What branch of the Oligarchy also has loyal revolutionists in Chapter 22?

4. Who suppresses Dr. Cunningham's book's publication?

5. Who receives potatoes that Avis witnesses in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Bishop Morehouse when he began to preach again?

2. Describe what happens to Avis and Everhard in the end of the novel.

3. Describe the three oligarchies Avis says were created through the favored unions.

4. Describe the Bishop's new occupation and the reasons for doing so.

5. How does Avis' perspective become distant and objective during the conflict in the city?

6. Describe the development of Avis and Everhard's relationship.

7. What bribe does Cunningham refuse and what effect does it have on his life?

8. Describe how the bomb is thrown in front of Congress.

9. Describe Wickson's son.

10. What happened to prevent the rebellion of the First Revolt and stop the revolutionaries?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

London espouses a radical approach to work and employment that would alter the structure of society. He describes the worker in Iron Heel as a proletariat like Marxian philosophy who is rebelling against the Oligarchy. Describe the worker in Iron Heel. Do you think this is realistic and characteristic of today? Do you think the issues that London discusses are still relevant today and if so, in what ways? Discuss and describe.

Essay Topic 2

Iron Heel is particularly effective in conveying meaning through powerful imagery. Powerful imagery to establish connections in the minds of readers with the story's characters and plot. Imagery is the picture we form in our minds of the story we read. It can involve, visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, kinetic and kinesthetic. The author uses these imagery to translate words into a visual story that we can see and participate in within our minds. Describe the use of imagery in this dystopian novel.

Essay Topic 3

Iron Heel is a classic dystopian novel. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

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