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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 Randy see when he goes outside after being shaken awake?

2. What does Washington D.C. say about the explosion in the Middle East?

3. What is Randy wearing as he stands outside with his binoculars?

4. What does Randy tell Mark?

5. What does Alice say Randy is doing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who barges in on Randy after he returns home from his errands in town and what does she say?

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

5. Who are the Bragg brothers and what are they both doing at the beginning of the book?

6. Where did Randy go after he left the bank and what did he do?

7. Where does Randy find Dan and what happens?

8. Who is James Cobb and what is he doing for the Air Force?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ben is upset that he shoots what he sees as a wolf but is a pet German Shepherd. Randy consoles Ben that dogs can turn into wolves at times like these.

1. What kind of circumstances do you think might have force the German shepherd into a wild animal?

2. What do you think would keep men from turning from civilized men to murderers and thieves at a time like in this book?

3. Describe another situation besides the one in the book that could make decent people turn bad.

Essay Topic 2

When Randy meets Mark at McCoy the political situation is bad. The brothers realize they may never see each other again and Randy stops in sorrow on the way home.

1. Why do you think Mark is not coming to Fr. Repose with his family?

2. If you were Mark, would you do what he is doing or would you come to Ft. Repose with your family? Why or why not?

3. How would you feel if you saw a member of your family at an airport and knew you would probably never see that person again?

Essay Topic 3

Randy recalls they used to say a big war would cost too much, disrupt world trade and bankrupt everybody. Helen calls him an idealist.

1. Why do you think Helen called Randy an idealist?

2. Do you think being idealistic is easier than being realistic? Why or why not?

3. Who do you know who is an idealist and why do you say that person is one?

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