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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 Franks say Clarke is good at?

2. What kind of battery is Franks in control of after his college graduation?

3. What question does the president ask Franks when he declares war?

4. How did Franks learn he was adopted?

5. What year did the Cold War end?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Egypt such a dangerous area in 1997?

2. What happens when Franks gets arrogant on his first day of target practice in Officer School?

3. What does Franks say about Donald Rumsfeld?

4. How did Franks learn about his adoption?

5. What happened on Franks's first day in the 'Basket Case'?

6. What does Franks say he thinks the next big al Qaeda target is?

7. What kind of experience does Franks find at his Officer's Training School?

8. What question does President Bush ask his military leaders during the important meeting on March 19?

9. What embarrassed Franks about his family when he was a teenager?

10. Why did Tommy think Mexicans and blacks needed separate schools?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choosing sides was something Franks had to do often in his lifetime. What are some of the examples of this in the book, and how did it affect the people involved in those decisions?

Essay Topic 2

Franks and Rumsfeld were two men who were very similar in their natures, but were markedly different in other ways. Use some examples from the text to compare and contrast these two dynamic personalities.

Essay Topic 3

Franks was involved in a few different wars during his lifetime. How did these wars differ from each other, and what lessons did he learn from each experience?

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