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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. How does McCoy Airbase seem to Randy?

2. What does Randy tell Helen to get at Beck's hardware?

3. What has happened to the McGoverns' house?

4. What kind of daily routine does Florence have?

5. Where do Syrian tanks go near the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mark give Randy a check, what might they do with the money and how do they part?

2. What happens in the "Hole" when General Hawker returns and talks with Mark?

3. What happens at the bank when it gets low on money and what does Edgar do about it?

4. What does James Cobb do when ordered to go after a bogy?

5. Why is Alice late meeting Florence and what ultimately happened?

6. What does Randy drink in the morning and what does his friend, Dan, say about it?

7. What does Bill McGovern say to Randy about his warning from Mark?

8. What does Randy think of Florence at the beginning of the book?

9. What happens when Mark's flight arrives at McCoy?

10. What does Dan say about Peyton's eyes and what does he do about them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 1 it may seem that Randy is a developing alcoholic but he says as long as he just enjoys but doesn't crave, he's okay.

1. Do you think people can't be alcoholics if they don't think they are? Why or why not?

2. What do you think are the symptoms of alcoholism?

3. Do you think if someone has a drink in the morning that makes him/her an alcoholic? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Dan briefs Randy on the beating incident so he can make plans to take action. His earlier observation that dogs can become wolves is indicative of the change of heart Randy has in the wake of Dan's beating. The highwaymen are a threat to the River Road enclave and the community as a whole. Randy calmly says he will kill them.

1. How does this statement show a change in Randy's attitude towards life? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Do you think "law of the jungle" will always prevail in this type of situation? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Ironically, Edgar starts a bank run and single-handedly destroys the cash and credit he believes civilization needs to survive. He is humiliated and takes his own life because he cannot face it.

1. Do think humiliation could actually cause someone to commit suicide? Why or why not?

2. What do you usually do when you've been humiliated or very embarrassed?

3. What have you learned from times in which you've been humiliated or embarrassed? How would it relate to Edgar?

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