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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 is the only thing left in the garage when Carroll arrives?

2. Who leads the meeting Caitlin attends?

3. What shoots down Carroll's helicopter?

4. Why does Thompson say Hudson left the army?

5. What city does Carroll go to at 9 a.m. the following day?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the economic climate changing by the end of the section?

3. How do the men capture Harry Stemkowsky?

4. How does Birnbaum plan to try and save the economy?

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

6. Describe the meeting between Carroll and Thompson.

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

8. How do Caitlin and Carroll search for the men involved in Green Band?

9. What does Vice President Elliott consider as he walks by himself?

10. What happens to Carroll's son Mickey 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

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 3

Patterson writes Black Friday in the third person. Why do you think Patterson chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would of changed if Patterson wrote it in the first person? Why is writing in the third person typical of this kind of novel?

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