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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. Eisenhower is the first president who wears what kind of hat?

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

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

4. Who does James believe as a young boy to be virtuous?

5. Joseph gives his family what motto?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Joe's attitude about human nature?

3. How does James change from his pro-war attitude?

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

5. How does Joe Carroll catch Roger Touhy?

6. How does James honor his father in this chapter?

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

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. What are the two tracks James sees in his life in Wiesbaden?

10. Who is in attendance for his first mass and sermon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cardinal Cooke asks candidates to promise to obey and respect him and his successors as he enfolds their hands.

Part 1) Why does James have a hard time accepting this?

Part 2) How does this keep power out of the hands of individual priests?

Part 3) Imagine how you would feel in his position. How would you have handled this situation?

Essay Topic 2

A local Catholic priest will not bury Tate's son, Michael.

Part 1) Why will he not bury the child?

Part 2) How does this follow the Catholic church, as described in this book?

Part 3) Do you feel the priest made a good decision? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Allen Tate plays an important role in the development of James Carroll.

Part 1) Who is Allen Tate?

Part 2) How does James first come into contact with Tate?

Part 3) What does James learn about himself through Tate's comments?

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