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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 does Vaughn propose regarding the Air Force?

2. Does Avrokotos response faze Wilson?

3. When Avrakotos goes on record against the agency's actions, what is the outcome?

4. With the exit of Simpson, who does Charlie Wilson hire?

5. What year becomes key in the war against the Soviets in Afghanistan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. With what does Vaughn Forest approach Wilson?

7. Who is Mike Vickers?

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

9. What happens by September of 1986?

10. What truce is decided upon in Geneva?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Avrakotos and Wilson are kindred spirits.

Part 1) How do you know this? Compare these two people.

Part 2) How does their friendship affect those around them and those with whom they have contact?

Part 3) Is this friendship beneficial? Why or why not?

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

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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