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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 two countries do Zacharias and Grishanov discuss over vodka when they start becoming friends?

2. What time does Marvin tell Peter he will check his apartment windows on Tuesdays and Fridays?

3. What does John use to ride onto land in operation Boxwood Green?

4. Who kills Eddie Morello in the book?

5. What is the name of the woman John finds with Billy when he finally apprehends him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does John do with Doris after finding her with Billy in a building?

2. How does Henry Tucker find out about Doris going to the police about Pam's death?

3. How do the police use Xantha to find the drug lab she was held in?

4. What is the nature of John's conversation with Hick's in regard to Boxwood Green?

5. What does Xantha tell a police officer that picks her up on the street after John released her?

6. How does the military use the USS Constellation as a diversion in operation Boxwood Green?

7. How is Peter Henderson's first meeting with a man named Marvin at a restaurant described in the book?

8. How is the training center at Quantico for the Boxwood Green mission described?

9. How is the character Georgiy first described in the book?

10. What does John do after riding the water sled to the Sender Green location?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the portrayal of emotion in the book. What role does emotion play in John's life? Does his lack of emotion oftentimes allow him to take on the violent missions he has?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the role of money in the book. What is telling of the repercussions one must face for money based on the methods used by Henry Tucker to become successful and his death later because of it?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the portrayal of mourning shown in the book. What can we learn about the nature of John based on his ways of mourning his dead wife and Pam? Do women appear to be a soft spot for this hardened character?

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