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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. Which of the following characters is the team leader of the Green band?

2. Where do Hudson and Billie meet?

3. What do Alry Simmons and Robert Havens find in the basement of the Federal Reserve Bank?

4. What does David Hudson yell at Stemkowsky?

5. What does Trentkamp urge Carroll to keep under control?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did Caitlin become a financial analyst?

5. How does the policeman save Caitlin's life?

6. How does Carroll get information from Isabella Marqueza?

7. What do the Russian officials discuss over breakfast?

8. How does the story being?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Black Friday is part of the thriller genre and Patterson is a noted thriller writer.

1) What are the conventions of the genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2) In what way have Patterson's novels helped to set the template for similar novels? Do modern novels still use the ideas employed in Black Friday?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Examine the novel's dialogue. Discuss how Patterson's dialogue contributes to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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