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Key Literary Elements
• The Author and His Times
• The Novel - The Plot
• The Characters

Other Elements
• Setting
• Themes
• Style
• Point of View
• Form and Structure
• Chronology of Events

The Story - Chapter Summaries with Notes
Chapter 1
• Section One: Mason City
• Section Two: Burden's Landing

Chapter 2
• Section One: The Schoolhouse
• Section Two: The Campaign
• Section Three: The Great Sleep

Chapter 3
• Section One: Jack Burden
• Section Two: The Boss

Chapter 4
• Section One: Cass Mastern

Chapter 5
• Section One: The Scholarly Attorney
• Section Two: The Question
• Section Three: The Answer

Chapter 6
• Section One: The Hospital
• Section Two: Friends

Chapter 7
• Section One: Anne Stanton

Chapter 8
• Section One: The Great Twitch
• Section Two: Judge Irwin

Chapter 9
• Section One: Tom Stark
• Section Two: The Fall

Chapter 10
• Section One: The Bloody Ground
• Section Two: The Awful Responsibility Of Time

  Tests and Answers
• Test 1
• Test 2
• Answers Test 1
• Answers Test 2

Term Paper Ideas
• Term Paper Ideas

Reference
• The Critics
• Advisory Board
• Bibliography
• The Author's Other Works