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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What signals the presence of the military police as the fight ensues int he Misfits Pub?
(a) Gunfire.
(b) A yelling sergeant.
(c) A shrill whistle.
(d) A high siren.

2. Who does Jamilla remind Alex of?
(a) Nana.
(b) His dead wife, Maria.
(c) His last girlfriend, Shayla.
(d) His mother.

3. What is John's personal favorite food for breakfast?
(a) Biscuits and gravy.
(b) Grapefruit.
(c) Bear claws.
(d) Farina.

4. Who does Alex say is a sexy detective from the movie, Foxy Brown?
(a) Dianne Caroll.
(b) Angie Dickinson.
(c) Helen Mirren.
(d) Pam Grier.

5. Where is Sergeant Cooper awaiting execution?
(a) Fort Bragg's hospital.
(b) Leavenworth Prison.
(c) Central Prison.
(d) Riker's Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the U.S. Army's only representative who shows up at Sergeant Cooper's execution?

2. What kind of car do the Three Blind Mice drive?

3. Where does Jamilla live?

4. How old was John when his father ran out on him and his mother?

5. What is the nickname of the killer that Alex put away now incarcerated in Colorado?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does John see Billie as different from other women?

2. How does Alex know Jamilla?

3. Who is stationed outside the prison on Sergeant Cooper's execution day and what are they doing?

4. Why do people seem to want to see Alex hooked up with a woman again?

5. What was Lieutenant Colonel Etra accused of and how does his wife feel about his execution?

6. Where is the Misfits Pub and how does the author describe it in relation to Fort Bragg?

7. What bet does Starkey make with Griffin and Harris, and why does he think he will win the bet?

8. Why does Alex think that Nana is a good shrink?

9. How does Alex describe the memory he has of John coming over to Nana's house as a child?

10. Where do Starkey, Harris, and Griffin spend long weekends together and why?

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