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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 word does Alex repeat to himself over and over as he waits to meet the Three Blind Mice in the Georgia woods?

2. Where do Alex and Nana take a ride to in Alex's old Porsche?

3. Where has Colonel Handler made reservations for him, Alex, and John to eat?

4. What type of cups do the people drink from at the company picnic?

5. What calms the Three Blind Mice as Kym asks about the owner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Colonel Handler look like and what is his history as Alex knows it from the West Point website?

2. What was life like for Tran Van Luu as a child in Vietnam?

3. What is the attitude of the translator at the Vietnam Embassy? What makes her attitude change?

4. What does John say when Alex says he is afraid the Three Blind Mice are going to kill them in the Georgia woods?

5. Why does Alex apologize for being rude to Dr. Coles and how does she react?

6. According to Alex, how should ribs be cooked and who taught him that?

7. What does Billie find one night when she goes out to search for her husband when he failed to return from a fishing trip?

8. Even after winning the fire fight with the Three Blind Mice, how does Alex know the case is not over?

9. When Alex asks Nana if she feels alright, what does she say?

10. How does Alex finally come across the names of the Three Blind Mice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the "snake model" as described by Harris? Who is being ridiculed in the description of the "snake model"? Why does this come up in conversation with his partners in the Three Blind Mice?

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

What is Sergeant Ellis Cooper on trial for? What is his side of the story? What are the tragic consequences of his not being believed by people other than Alex and John? Could this have been prevented? Why or why not?

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