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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. How does Avrakotos receive the ideas?

2. How does Wilson's assistant show that he has become very passionate about the cause?

3. In demonstrations of the larger weapons, the machinery proves to be subpar. How does Avrakotos respond?

4. Why does Pakistani General Yasouf move to block the plan?

5. What do Cannistraro and other conservatives continue to do, as the war in Afghanistan gains legitimacy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mike Vickers?

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

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

4. What do Charlie Wilson and Gust Avrakotos work out?

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

6. What happens when Avrakotos visits Wilson's office alone?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Soviets have been a growing threat.

Part 1) How do you know they have been a growing threat? How has this threat affected Charlie throughout his life?

Part 2) How might Charlie's thoughts about the Soviets affect his ability to understand the Afghan leaders and their motives?

Part 3) How do Charlie and others deal with this threat? Is this fear of the Soviets warranted? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Avrakoto gains power in the CIA.

Part 1) How dose he gain power? Is this difficult for him? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does his childhood and upbringing foreshadow this success?

Part 3) How is this power lost? What is his reaction to this? Why does he react this way?

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