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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. Unlike Howard Hart, how does Avrakotos leave the division?

2. What do they also discover?

3. What happens to President Zia in the summer of 1988?

4. At his new post, what does Avrakotos begin doing?

5. What do Charlie Wilson and Gust Avrakotos quickly work out?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. With what does Vaughn Forest approach Wilson?

3. How does 1985 become the key in the war against the Soviets in Afghanistan?

4. What happens with the exit of Simpson?

5. How does Avrakotos realize that Wilson does not have monetary interest in the deal in Egyt?

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

7. What does Vickers point out to Avrakotos?

8. What truce is decided upon in Geneva?

9. What happens as soon as Wilson arrives home?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joanne Herring convinces President Zia to befriend Wilson.

Part 1) Why does she believe this is a good idea?

Part 2) Why does President Zia agree to befriend Wilson?

Part 3) How does this affect events that take place after their first meeting? How would history have been different if these two had never met?

Essay Topic 2

Wilson decides the freedom fighters need a way to shoot down the Russian's Hind helicopter.

Part 1) How does he come to this decision? how does he also become somewhat obsessed with this mission?

Part 2) What steps does he take to acquire these weapons? What does this reveal about his character?

Part 3) How do these weapons and his efforts to acquire them affect us today?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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