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

2. What strategy does Wilson employ?

3. After three years of the Afghan/Russian war, how many Afghans live as refugees in Pakistan?

4. How does Wilson deal with the CIA during the first leg of the trip?

5. Who denies to Russian officials that any Afghans are residing in Pakistan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after AVrakotos tells off the European chief?

2. What happens to Avrakotos in 1975?

3. What takes place between Wilson and Herring?

4. What does Wilson do after returning from Pakistan?

5. What does Charlie Wilson do on June 27, 1980?

6. How does the person and place of the book change abruptly in Chapter Three?

7. What reward of being a Congressman does Charlie Wilson enjoy the most?

8. How does Howard Hart feel about Wilson's win?

9. Who does Wilson begin to woo? Who is this person?

10. How does Chapter Thirteen open?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wilson is diagnosed with an "alcoholic's heart."

Part 1) Describe this disease. How has his life, prior to this, affected his heart?

Part 2) How have other aspects of his personality affected his life at this point?

Part 3) How does this diagnosis affect him and his behavior? Is he able to overcome aspects of his personality? Why or why not?

Part 4) How does this diagnosis foreshadowed earlier in this book?

Essay Topic 2

Wilson stays sober for eighteen months.

Part 1) What does this foreshadow?

Part 2) What does he do during these eighteen months? Are his actions different now that he is sober? Explain.

Part 3) How and why does he revert back to previous behaviors?

Essay Topic 3

AID is formed so the United States holds no connection with huge stockpiles of weapons, confiscated during previous wars.

Part 1) What is AID? How does this organization work?

Part 2) Is this organization deceptive? Why or why not?

Part 3) How might the United States citizens have felt about AID? Why would they feel this way?

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