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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 color is the beret that Starkey puts on that represents the Rangers?

2. For who does Billie house-sit?

3. What color do the Three Blind Mice paint the hooker that they kill?

4. Where have the four soldiers who attacked Alex and John supposedly been taken?

5. What does the sign say to the entrance of Billie's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jamilla unsure of herself as she opens up to Alex?

2. What does John tell Billie about his relationship with Sergeant Cooper?

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

4. What is the attitude of Ronald Hodge as Alex and John interview him as a witness to the crimes that occurred next door?

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

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

7. What piece of evidence threatens to convict Sergeant Cooper and why?

8. How does the author describe Griffin?

9. How does Alex know Jamilla?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the jar of marbles in the story? Who tells Alex the parable? What point is this person trying to make?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the double lives of the Three Blind Mice. How do they justify their criminal behavior? Where do they live? What is their main job? What do they do covertly and why? Give examples of each character's double life.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the fight in the Misfits Pub. Where is the pub located? What is the conversation about that starts the fight? What happens to Alex and John as a result of the fight? What conclusion does Alex come to about the situation?

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