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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 Turner's specialty?

2. What did Buschel have in his aluminum case?

3. What does Turner suspect Harry and Lynch have in common?

4. Where did Finn get the ice breaker he sold to Lucas and Beauvoir?

5. What characterizes Black Ice?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bobby finally reach the Projects?

2. What opinion does Paco have of Alain?

3. Why does Turner execute Lynch?

4. What is Bobby's family like?

5. How is Paco introduced?

6. Why are there shrimp and catfish grown in the building?

7. What danger is Marly in?

8. What advantage does the medic from the black clinics of Chiba have?

9. What does Marly buy with her new found wealth?

10. What role will the medics play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Gibson's depiction of the character Josef Virek. How does Gibson characterize Virek? What goals does Virek have to achieve? How close does Virek get to achieving these goals?

Essay Topic 2

Do you think Bobby is naive and why? How does this impact on his relationships with the other characters?

Essay Topic 3

The story is written along three different narrative lines, each from the point of view of a different character. Why do you think Gibson chose to write the story this way? How do you think the story would of changed if it was written from only one perspective?

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