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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. Joe junior is struck with what illness?
(a) Lupis.
(b) Catarachs.
(c) Polio.
(d) Muscular dystrophy.

2. Who is a sexual image ideal for the author?
(a) Marilyn Monroe.
(b) J. Edgar Hoover.
(c) Frank Sinatra.
(d) Elvis Presley.

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

4. What does being a priest preaching his first sermon make apparent about James?
(a) His love of his country.
(b) His fear.
(c) His cowardice.
(d) His power.

5. Who represents Catholic Irish-American ambition?
(a) Spellman.
(b) Carroll.
(c) Chess.
(d) Eisenhower.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dream does James abandon, when he chooses to attend seminary school?

2. James and Joe junior accompany their father to what base in Puerto Rico?

3. James hopes his ROTC unit is picked to march in whose parade?

4. How does Joe's childhood compare to the social standing he later achieves?

5. Of whom will the General depend on James to take care?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does General Carroll share with his son regarding war?

2. What do Joe and Mary do for their Chicago guests and relatives from Chicago?

3. How does the celebration begin?

4. What does the B-52 Bomber symbolize to James?

5. Why is FDR an admired president?

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

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. How does James' antiwar stance affect his father?

9. Upon what does James Carroll reflect?

10. How is the Carroll family's experience in Washington, D.C.?

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