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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 department store does Isabella go shopping in?

2. What organization sets up a meeting with Carroll in this section?

3. What is the name of the drug dealer Sommers and Carroll arrest?

4. Which of the following characters is in a wheel chair?

5. How did the security guard in the basement die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Caitlin become a financial analyst?

2. How does Caitlin and Carroll convince Freddie to tell them everything he knows about Chevron ?

3. Why does Carroll resign his position?

4. Describe the meeting that takes place between Hudson and Billie.

5. Why does Monserrat kill Isabella?

6. Why do the officials decide to suspend trading on Wall Street?

7. What does Carroll discover when he questions Alvarez?

8. How does Carroll find Caitlin?

9. How did Caitlin become the director of the SEC's security force?

10. What happens when David arrives at the hotel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has Patterson developed the story? How has Patterson tried to keep the reader interested in the story? How has Patterson combined the elements in the story such as dialogue and character to develop the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and examine their real life equivalent and how Patterson to fit in with the ideas of Balck Friday.

1) The CIA.

2) The stock market

3) The Vietnam Veterans

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does Patterson use character and setting to express these themes?

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