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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. Henry Bowman's father tells Henry that he might have to protect ___________.

2. How old is Henry Bowman in 1959?

3. Where does Harold Gaines live?

4. What dream is Ray Johnson cherishing when he starts to work?

5. What does Henry Bowman do with his father in 1959?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the allegory of Nazi Germany for American readers?

2. What had Ray Johnson just finished when we see him in 1959?

3. What do Ad Topperwine and John Browning have in common?

4. Who is Walter Bowman?

5. What does Ray Johnson do after finishing his graduate degree?

6. What does Henry Bowman say about the assassination of President Kennedy?

7. What is Henry Bowman fascinated with when we meet him in 1959?

8. How does John Ross treat the United States government's violence against veterans and the Nazi government's persecution of Jews differently?

9. What happens to Zofia in the first chapter "Seeds"?

10. Who are Henry Bowman's friends as a teenager?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would this book be different if were told from the perspective of a black man, a woman, or someone else? How would Native Americans tell this story differently? How is the story limited by being told about a white man?

Essay Topic 2

Evaluate the claim that Henry Bowman is not a patriot but a vigilante and renegade who stands not for civilization but for lawlessness.

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate the claim that Henry Bowman is an American hero. How does he rate compared to other American heroes? What traits are heroic? What traits are tragic or anti-heroic?

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