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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. Whose name will Harry not give up?

2. What company does Sherwood receive shares from?

3. Where does Carroll meet Colonel Williamson?

4. Who does Carroll want his children to meet?

5. What does Anton predict?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Anton think about the committee of twelve?

3. What new information do Nicolo and Rizzo give at the meeting?

4. Describe the meeting between Carroll and Thompson.

5. What truth does Carrol learn in this section?

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

7. How does Hudson kill Billie Bogan?

8. What does Carroll discover at the vet's garage?

9. What new information does Samantha find out about the committee of twelve?

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

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

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?

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