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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 James' mother refuse to recognize about the war?

2. Who is the host in place of Dick Cavett?

3. How does James feel among the working-class Irish novices?

4. Who becomes famous for leaking the Pentagon Papers?

5. What does Joseph ask of his son at Christmas dinner, 1965?

Short Essay Questions

1. What discussions are held at the Carroll dinner table?

2. General Carroll's DIA offers up analysis that the bombing is having no effect on Hanoi's ability to wage war. How do the Joint Chiefs respond?

3. How is Father Daniel Berrigan caught?

4. What is James' opinion of segregation and white supremacy as a child?

5. What leads to General Carroll's feelings towards Martin Luther King, Jr.?

6. What is the tone difference between Robert F. Kennedy and J. Edgar Hoover?

7. How does Father Daniel Berrigan protest the war?

8. Why can Michael not be buried by a Catholic priest?

9. Why does the President begin to reject escalation of the war and refuse any use of nuclear weapons?

10. Who are the Paulist Fathers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

James sees his life following two possible tracks.

Part 1) What are the two tracks?

Part 2) Which track does he pick? Why does he pick it?

Part 3) How does this choice affect the rest of his life?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Pope Paul VI shocks many in government positions and is one of many who protest the Vietnam War.

Part 1) How does Pope Paul VI shock those in government?

Part 2) How do others react to what the Pope preaches?

Part 3) What other people promote peace?

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