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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Most of Wilson's time with the navy involves doing what?
(a) Learning how to fight.
(b) Marching in parades.
(c) Secretly chasing Soviet submarines.
(d) Learning spy tactics.

2. About whom does the author give background information?
(a) FBI agent Gust Avrokotos.
(b) Congressman Gust Avrakotos.
(c) Senator Gust Avrokotos.
(d) CIA agent Gust Avrakotos.

3. Who continues to balk at Congress forcing money on them?
(a) The Afghan government.
(b) The CIA headquarters.
(c) The Pakistani leaders.
(d) The American people.

4. In Israel, how does Wilson go against Congressional custom?
(a) He openly supports Israel without permission from Congress.
(b) He meets with Israeli leaders without permission from the United States.
(c) He asks for money from Israel.
(d) He promises funding for the new weapon.

5. Wilson feels his fighting spirit revive after what?
(a) Meeting leaders in Egypt.
(b) A visit to the hospital.
(c) Arriving in Pakistan.
(d) A visit to an orphanage.

6. How do Wilson and his friends receive a regal greeting in this country?
(a) Due to a deal that awarded this country with $1 billion in aid.
(b) Due to blackmailing tactics.
(c) Due to this country's friendly customs.
(d) Due to this country's love of all things American.

7. After three years in Boston, where does this person secure a job?
(a) In Amsterdam.
(b) In Helsinki.
(c) In Stockholm.
(d) In Athens.

8. How does Wilson hit another car while he he is driving?
(a) He is drunk.
(b) He is distracted.
(c) He is tired.
(d) The roads are slippery.

9. Does Agent Cogan give useful information to Wilson?
(a) No.
(b) Very little.
(c) Some.
(d) Yes.

10. He graduates from the prestigious school with what?
(a) The highest GPA in anyone's memory.
(b) The most demerits in anyone's memory.
(c) The most enemies in anyone's memory.
(d) The most merits in anyone's memory.

11. After three years of the Afghan/Russian war, how many Afghans live as refugees in Pakistan?
(a) One third.
(b) One fourth.
(c) One half.
(d) One fifth.

12. How long does Avrakotos remain in hiding within the agency before accepting a job in the Near East division?
(a) For four months.
(b) For seven months.
(c) For five months.
(d) For six months.

13. Where does Zia take Wilson to tour?
(a) The frontline.
(b) Several schools.
(c) The refugee camps.
(d) The president's home.

14. Who is the only witness of the drug use?
(a) Lisa Williams.
(b) Lucy Wheeler.
(c) Liz Wickersham.
(d) Lindsay White.

15. After weapons negotiation, Wilson, Shannon, and several Israelis board a secretive flight for where?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Lebanon.
(c) Sudan.
(d) Egypt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Feeling unsure about Wilson's ability to carry through on his elaborate promises, who does Zia call?

2. What does Hart feel that bleeding the Russians represents?

3. How does this incident affect the person who has to clean it up?

4. Why does Avrakotos' job in Greece lose some of its appeal?

5. What does the author point out about Wilson's term?

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