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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 does Henry Bowman help Allen Kane do?

2. Whose anger is behind the FBI watching Henry Bowman?

3. What did the federal law of 1968 require of gun owners?

4. How long was Ray Johnson away from the U.S. when he returns?

5. What does Henry Bowman explain to Allen Kane's audience?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has the government tried to regulate guns without imposing new laws?

2. What happens when Henry Bowman goes on a canoe trip?

3. What does Henry Bowman do to help Cindy Caswell get cash?

4. Describe Henry Bowman's attack and its consequences.

5. Describe the raid on Henry Bowman's home.

6. What happens at the pigeon shoot in Nevada?

7. What happened to Cindy Caswell on her high school trip?

8. What does Henry Bowman tell David Webb on the canoe trip?

9. What regulation is passed in 1968?

10. How did Cindy Caswell escape from her situation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Research gun crimes in America and the contribution of gun shows to crimes with illegal guns. Are gun shows the problem or the solution, or is the problem elsewhere?

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate the proposition that as societies grow more complex, their members have to make more and more sacrifices of personal liberty for the sake of social peace.

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