View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the agency want, regarding these countries?
(a) To demonstrate to them the powers of a democratic society.
(b) To distract the two as long as possible and drain their resources.
(c) To ignore their conflict.
(d) To aid them in their wars.

2. Without a war to fight, what happens to Wilson?
(a) He retires.
(b) He quickly returns to drinking.
(c) He looks for new wars to start.
(d) He spends more time traveling.

3. By September of 1986, Gust Avrakotos works for what division?
(a) The Latin American division.
(b) The Near East division.
(c) The Asian division.
(d) The African division.

4. Why does Wilson enjoy the controversy in this country?
(a) It draws unwanted attention from Afghanistan.
(b) It is a war he is very passionate about.
(c) He is motivated by battle.
(d) It draws attention to Afghanistan.

5. Why does an embarrassing trip take place for Wilson and Sweetums?
(a) Wilson is drunk and acts inappropriately.
(b) Sweetums gets on the wrong plane.
(c) A strict pilot refuses to allow her on the DEA plane.
(d) Wilson sneaks Sweetums onto a DEA plane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Vickers leave Avrakotos and the CIA?

2. Why does Zia lie?

3. What detailed look does the author give?

4. What serves to boost morale?

5. How does Vickers respond when Avrakotos begins to feel impatient?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author do in Chapter Thirty-three?

2. What happens with the exit of Simpson?

3. What takes place in 1984 in Wilson's life?

4. Under what department do the wars in Afghanistan and between Iran and Iraq fall? What does this agency feel about this?

5. What are the greatest injustices with Avrakotos' leave?

6. What does Avrakotos do in his new post in the Near East Division?

7. Who is Mike Vickers?

8. Why does the CIA begin to worry about the mujahideen?

9. What does the enormous budget for Afghanistan do for Avrakotos?

10. What happens as soon as Wilson arrives home?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,026 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample