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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 is Lieutenant Cameron Wilcox?

2. What opposition do the court cases set up?

3. Where does World War II find Max Collins?

4. Who did Ad Topperwine work for?

5. How old is Ray Johnson in Chapter Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. What law do Henry Bowman and his friends resent?

2. What happened to Rosa Gutierrez?

3. Who is Ray Johnson?

4. Who is Ad Topperwine?

5. Describe Henry Bowman's childhood.

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

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

8. Who is the Gutierrez family?

9. What is Henry Bowman's goal in life as a young person?

10. Why was the Firearms Act struck down?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characterization of Henry Bowman and one of the minor characters. How are they similar? How are they different? How are the characters drawn differently? What kind of detail does Henry Bowman get? How detailed is his characterization?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Evaluate your own reading of 'Unintended Consequences.' Did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

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