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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of vehicle does Billie drive?
(a) A panel stationwagon.
(b) A golf cart.
(c) A low-slung aubergine sedan.
(d) A light green convertible.

2. What type of cups do the people drink from at the company picnic?
(a) Dixie.
(b) Styrofoam.
(c) Chinet.
(d) Lucite.

3. What does "EE" mean in military jargon?
(a) Evacuate and elude.
(b) Evade and escape.
(c) Eventual extraction.
(d) Every exit.

4. What author's books does Starkey read on the flight to New York?
(a) John Grisham.
(b) James Patterson.
(c) Tom Clancy.
(d) David Baldacci.

5. How does Kym try to defend herself?
(a) With her long nails.
(b) With a switchblade.
(c) With a Colt 45.
(d) With a martial arts move.

6. What movie did Laurence rent before he died?
(a) In Country.
(b) Apocalypse Now.
(c) Full Metal Jacket.
(d) Platoon.

7. Who has been wrongly convicted and executed, according to Foot Soldier, in Florida?
(a) Laurence Houston.
(b) Abraham Tichter.
(c) Warren Briggs.
(d) John Sampson.

8. What other doctor had Nana for a teacher?
(a) Dr. Rose.
(b) Dr. Stanoch.
(c) Dr. Greenburg.
(d) Dr. Redd.

9. What nickname does John call Alex?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Peanut.
(c) Ally.
(d) Guns.

10. At what hospital did Nan get her EKG done?
(a) St. Mark's.
(b) St. Anthony's.
(c) St. Luke's.
(d) St. John's.

11. What does Alex want as a snack in Director Burns' office?
(a) A Mars bar.
(b) Two bagels and a hot chocolate.
(c) Hot coffee and a Danish.
(d) Nothing.

12. What is the name of the translator who helps Alex with the Vietnamese record on the war?
(a) Alli Ngo.
(b) Star Lam.
(c) Thi Nguyen.
(d) Tran Pham.

13. Based on her EKG, Dr. Coles guesses that Nan's condition is called _____.
(a) Angina.
(b) Atrial fibrillation.
(c) Endocarditis.
(d) Mitral valve prolapse.

14. The Corps of Cadets eat lunch in _____.
(a) Lincoln Commons.
(b) Jackson Hall.
(c) Washington Hall.
(d) Jefferson Commons.

15. Where has Colonel Handler made reservations for him, Alex, and John to eat?
(a) The Macaroni Grill.
(b) La Fortuna.
(c) Spaghettini.
(d) Il Cenacolo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alex tells Nana that Jamilla is a _____ at heart when he comes home from Arizona.

2. What does Billie make for her and John to drink?

3. Who does Foot Soldier say that Alex and John should see while they are at West Point?

4. What does Alex contemplate is the biggest mystery of all?

5. What type of barbecue sauce is a mixture of salt, pepper, paprika, and brown sugar?

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