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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 does Anton believe created Green Band?

2. What company does Clyde Miller say he will purchase?

3. Where does Anton hold the meeting?

4. Whose role is Anton uncertain about?

5. Who leads the meeting Caitlin attends?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the chase between the two officers and Green Band

2. What truth does Carrol learn in this section?

3. What do 3,000 veterans find in their mail boxes?

4. How does Harry react to Manserrat's questioning?

5. What does Carroll decide to do about his developing relationship with Caitlin?

6. How does Hudson kill Billie Bogan?

7. What happens to Hudson at the end of the novel?

8. What happens to Carroll's son Mickey in this section?

9. How do Carroll and his family try to escape?

10. What does Sammantha tell Carroll about David Hudson in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Do you think Patterson's representation of Iraqis is accurate? Would Patterson be able to get away with such a representation today? How would his representation of Iraqis be different if he wrote the novel today?

Essay Topic 3

How did the Vietnam War affect the people in involved? How does Patterson suggest Vietnam has affected the characters in the book? In what way has the affects of the Vietnam War become a major part of popular culture?

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