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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. Who has intercepted Pyotr Andronov?

2. Who does Kuchuck pass the information onto?

3. What drink do the Russain officials ask their maid for?

4. What's wrong with the computers controlling Wall Street's financial district ?

5. What was Caitlin's father forced into?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the American Intelligence agents get information back to Washington?

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

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

4. What happens when Carroll meets with Michael Chevron?

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

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

7. What do the two New York City TAC patrolmen find in the Federal Reserve Bank?

8. Why did Caitlin become a financial analyst?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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