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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what are both James and his father entwined?
(a) Government scandal.
(b) The curse.
(c) The Air Force.
(d) Lives of the military and the priesthood.

2. What is one reason why James receives the ROTC award?
(a) No one else deserves the award.
(b) He wears his father's shoes shined by the General's orderlies.
(c) He bribes the Commander.
(d) He is a good pilot.

3. What type of student is James in high school?
(a) A "C" student.
(b) A member of Glee Club.
(c) A musician.
(d) An "A" student.

4. What belief does the General share with his son?
(a) That World War III is inevitable.
(b) That he is secretly against the Vietnam War.
(c) That he is plotting to destroy Martin Luther King, Jr.
(d) That he believes the curse still exists.

5. Who commends Joe Carroll's action in capturing Touhy?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) James Carroll.
(c) Robert F. Kennedy.
(d) J. Edgar Hoover.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Touhy manhunt takes on the wartime symbolism of a hunt for who?

2. Where does Joe Carroll work to support his family?

3. What is a highlight of James' parent's life?

4. What does Joseph believe his own pride causes?

5. What is Father James Carroll celebrating?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joe become a part of Kelly's political hypocrisy?

2. Upon what does James reflect at the end of the chapter, regarding B-52s and nuclear war?

3. What is Elvis' significance in this story?

4. What government position does Joe Carroll have in Europe?

5. Why is the General in a somber mood on the drive home with his son?

6. How does Roosevelt's inauguration differ from past presidential inaugurations?

7. How does Roger Touhy who is a Chicago bank robber, kidnapper and killer that have a significant impact on James' father's career?

8. What are some of the discussions about use of nuclear weapons in preemptive strikes on China and the Soviet Union that James remembers?

9. Upon what does James Carroll reflect?

10. How does James perceive his family's time in Germany?

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