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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 method of transport does the old man use to deliver the message?

2. What takes place at 9:20 a.m December 4th?

3. What is Billie's last name?

4. Who calls a meeting at the end of the chapter?

5. Who does Carroll say ordered to kill the people in the photographs?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Carroll get information from Isabella Marqueza?

2. What information do Carroll and Caitlin receive about Pyotr Andronov?

3. How does Carroll find Caitlin?

4. Why does Carroll resign his position?

5. What information does Isabella give to Carroll?

6. How does Thomas X. O'Neill get the stolen securities through customs?

7. What happens when Arch Carroll sees the Hussain Moussa in the restaurant?

8. What is discussed at the meeting with the President?

9. Why is the President so anxious about what is happening in the stock market?

10. What happens when Carroll meets with Michael Chevron?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1980s. How does Patterson express these concerns?

2) In what ways do you think the novels meaning would change if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and examine how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme.

1) Setting.

2) Point of view

3) Structure

4) Language

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