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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. Why does O'Neill say he passes the clothes straight through?

2. Who does Carroll want Freddie to tell him about?

3. What is the biggest problem facing law enforcement?

4. What country is Billie from?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Monserrat kill Isabella?

2. What does the recorded voice threaten?

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

4. How does Carroll find Caitlin?

5. When do the officials realize that the terrorists are not going to negotiate?

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

7. What happens Just before 5:30 on the morning of December 4th?

8. What does Caitlin reveal at the meeting at the New York Stock Exchange building?

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

10. Why does Carroll resign his position?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Patterson writes Black Friday in the third person. Why do you think Patterson chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would of changed if Patterson wrote it in the first person? Why is writing in the third person typical of this kind of novel?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Examine Patterson's representation of Vietnam Veterans. Why did the Vietnam Veterans feel hard done by after the Vietnam War? How did the veterans react to the governments lack of support in real life? What is Patterson's opinion of the way the veterans were treated and how does he express i

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