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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. What is Wilson's new assistant not above doing?

2. Why does Wilson enjoy the controversy in this country?

3. What do they also discover?

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

5. Wilson shows interest in Vickers' plan, but on what does he still insist?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in the summer of 1988 that affects Wilson?

2. Why does Vickers worry about his plan? How is he surprised?

3. What truce is decided upon in Geneva?

4. What does Chapter Twenty-eight introduce?

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

6. What happens as the war in Afghanistan gains legitimacy?

7. Who is Mike Vickers?

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

9. What does Wilson do in a period of eighteen months?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Geneva, the two sides of the Afghan war reach a truce.

Part 1) How are they convinced to meet in Geneva? What role does Wilson play in this?

Part 2) What does this truce mean for each side? Are they able to keep this truce? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does this truce lead into future conflicts?

Essay Topic 2

Avrakotos hires Mike Vickers.

Part 1) Who is Mike Vickers? Why does Avrakotos hire him?

Part 2) How do both Avrakotos and Wilson benefit from Vickers?

Part 3) How influential is Vickers in the decisions Avrakotos and Wilson make?

Part 4) How might their decisions have been different if Vickers had never been hired? How would this have affected American and other abroad?

Essay Topic 3

Joanne Herring is compared to Scarlett O'Hara.

Part 1) Why does the author compare her to Scarlett O'Hara? What does this comparison reveal about her character?

Part 2) How does her personality influence the choices she makes? Does she make good choices? Why or why not?

Part 3) What is her role in the conflict between the Soviets and Afghans? How does her relationship with the Pakistani President influence this conflict and those involved?

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