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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 the Twin Beech?
2. The lieutenant is known as the King of which of the following?
3. What is the name of the FBI Director?
4. What is the name of Chavez's new companion?
5. What is the nickname of the facility where the agent is an instructor?
Short Essay Questions
1. Examine the scene in which the reader is introduced to CIA agent Clark. Describe Clark.
2. What is viewed on the reconnaissance trip made by Larson and Clark? What type of aircraft is used for the mission?
3. Where are Larson and Ritter while Chavez and his men watch the burials in Chicago? What are the men doing?
4. Name at least two events that occur in Operation SHOWBOAT after the men leave Colorado.
5. The Pirates have been convicted in Alabama and face the death penalty. What do the men do to try and get out of the situation? What is their only hope?
6. A booby trap is set at an airstrip after two guards are killed. Discuss the scene and how the operation is discovered by Cortez.
7. Who is Domingo Chavez? Where is he stationed? To which location is Chavez summoned?
8. Describe Wegener and his reputation in the Coast Guard.
9. Who takes the prisoners off of Wegener's hands? What instructions are given to the new guardians?
10. What is Cortez's opinion of Moira Wolfe? What is the benefit of the relationship for Cortez?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Clancy is a master at using foreshadowing to hint at various key pieces of information. Use at least five examples of foreshadowing in the story and explain why each is important. How else could Clancy reveal the pertinent information if he did not use the foreshadowing technique?
Essay Topic 2
"Clear and Present Danger" was published in 1989, a time when the activity of the Colombian cartels was at its peak. Using the information in the book, update the situation as it stands today and how the efforts in the late 80s and early 90s made significant change in Colombia and related nations. Also compare the standard technology used in the book, e.g., Blackhawks, surveillance techniques, with modern technology that would be used today in a similar situation. How do you think an operation of that magnitude would be handled today? Would it be easier or more difficult?
Essay Topic 3
Write a bio on Ernesto Escobedo. Escobedo turns out to be a valuable character in the book. Explain Escobedo's career in and out of the Cartel. Escobedo's status in the Cartel has made him unbelievably rich and powerful in Colombia. Discuss how this has affected Escobedo. Also discuss Escobedo's plans and desires to be considered a man of great influence in the international business world.
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