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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Zia invite Wilson?
(a) To lunch.
(b) To a party.
(c) To dinner.
(d) To a meeting.

3. Back in the United States, Joanne Herring plans what for Zia's first visit to the country?
(a) A celebration.
(b) A reception.
(c) A meeting with the President.
(d) A parade.

4. Of the forty-nine other recruits, how many hail from Ivy League schools?
(a) Thirty-eight.
(b) Twenty-eight.
(c) Forty-two.
(d) Fourteen.

5. When looking back at the war in 1992, does Avrakotos believe the CIA did the right job in Afghanistan?
(a) Maybe.
(b) Yes.
(c) He is not sure.
(d) No.

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

7. Why does Zia maintain that Pakistan and Israel must remain enemies to the public?
(a) Due to their history.
(b) Due to their different and warring religious beliefs.
(c) Due to their close proximity.
(d) Due to the fame it gives them.

8. How does Wilson celebrate the charges being dropped?
(a) He takes Joanne Herring out to dinner in D.C.
(b) He takes Joanne Herring to an arms show in Paris.
(c) He takes Joanne Herring to a resort in Fiji.
(d) He takes Joanne Herring to an opera in Munich.

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

10. How do Wilson and Herring feel in their campaign to win the eccentric Doc Long to their cause?
(a) Victorious.
(b) Unsure.
(c) Worried.
(d) Downtrodden.

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

12. Who does Avrakotos believe he must support publicly?
(a) Himself.
(b) His superior.
(c) Wilson.
(d) The American people.

13. For what does Herring defend Zia?
(a) His part in the hanging of his predecessor, Bhutto.
(b) His part in the shooting death of his predecessor, Bhutto.
(c) His part in the the impeachment of his predecessor, Bhutto.
(d) His part in the exile of his predecessor, Bhutto.

14. How does Wilson deal with the CIA during the first leg of the trip?
(a) He communicates frequently with them.
(b) He taunts them.
(c) He helps them.
(d) He avoids them.

15. What does the CIA not want between the US and the war in Afghanistan?
(a) A battle.
(b) A war.
(c) A link.
(d) A friendship.

Short Answer Questions

1. Normally, the agency follows what type of model for their spies?

2. In 1982, the budget for the CIA's war in Afghanistan is how much?

3. About whom does the author give background information?

4. How does Wilson achieve his lifestyle?

5. With Long completely on board for Wilson's campaign ideas in Afghanistan, what does Wilson do?

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