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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. Walter Trentkamp makes a point of agreeing with what?

2. What does David ask Billie to tell him?

3. What department store does Isabella go shopping in?

4. Who does the President want to turn the investigation over to?

5. What food do Caitlin and Carroll share?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the story being?

3. What takes place in Florida?

4. How does Carroll find Caitlin?

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

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

7. Why does Caitlin and Carroll meet with Freddie Hotchkiss?

8. What happens at Carroll's home that evening?

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

10. How does Carroll get information from Isabella Marqueza?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What problems would a stock market crash cause the world economy and why? Are there any countries that would benefit from a stock market crash? How does the stock market try to safe guard against stock market crashes?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Patterson's writing style. How would you describe Patterson's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Patterson's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

What is the black market? How is the black market and the people that work in the black market represented in the media? What affect does the black market have on the economy?

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