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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 does Carroll say will happen to Fred if he does not give him information?

2. What is the biggest problem facing law enforcement?

3. Where do the IRA want to meet Carroll?

4. Who boards the train to meet Hudson?

5. Which person do the terrorists first contact?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Trentkamp persuade Carroll to stay on the case?

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

3. What does Carroll discover when he questions Alvarez?

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

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

6. What interrupts David's war memories?

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

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

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

10. Why did Caitlin become a financial analyst?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the relationship between America and Russia in the eighties.

1) How did Russia cope with Americas success and their own decline?

2) How does Patterson express the relationship between Russia and America? Is this a true reflection?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Patterson's life. In what way do you think his life and personality is reflected in the book? Where could he have learned about the terrorism and the stock market? In what ways is he like or unlike the main character?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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