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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 the CIA express deep gratitude for Wilson?

2. What does Wilson learn in Egypt regarding the war effort?

3. Where does Wilson believe Gust Avrakotosto be stationed?

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

5. How does Wilson gain a flight to a dinner in his honor?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Under what department do the wars in Afghanistan and between Iran and Iraq fall? What does this agency feel about this?

3. What does Wilson continue to do at this time?

4. What happens with the exit of Simpson?

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

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

7. What happens by September of 1986?

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

9. Who is Mike Vickers?

10. What does Chapter Twenty-eight introduce?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Charlie Wilson is a dynamic man.

Part 1) Describe Charlie Wilson. How doe his personality prepare him for a career in politics?

Part 2) How does his personality also cause problems for him? How is his personality both helpful and detrimental?

Part 3) Why does he desire a playboy persona? What might have led him to desire this? How does this need for a lavish lifestyle affect him?

Essay Topic 2

Gust Avrakotos is a CiA agent.

Part 1) What do you know about Avrakotos' character? How dose his personality benefit him as a CIA agent?

Part 2) Describe his career. how does it fluctuate? What causes this fluctuation?

Part 3) What is significant about his career and his friendship with Wilson?

Essay Topic 3

Charlie Wilson replaces Simpson with Charlie Schnabel.

Part 1) Who is Charlie Schnabel? Why does Wilson hire him?

Part 2) How do the two Charlies influence each other? Is this good or bad? Why?

Part 3) How does this relationship affect the U.S. and other nations?

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