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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. How old is Nana?

2. What is the name of the raunchy strip club that Starkey remembers in New Windsor?

3. Where do the Three Blind Mice celebrate with dinner after killing the Bennetts?

4. Where did Dr. Coles go to medical school?

5. The Corps of Cadets eat lunch in _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do John and Alex talk about as they watch the cabin in the Georgia mountains where the Three Blind Mice are staying?

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

6. What is the one mistake Nana says she made in her life?

7. Why did the press in Vietnam fail to capture the real stories there, in the author's view?

8. How does John display his combat experience in the Georgia woods?

9. What happens when Billie and John go for a swim together in the ocean?

10. What does Tran Van Luu say when Alex brings up his impending execution? How does Alex respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens in the confrontation between Alex and John and the Three Blind Mice in Starkey's home? Why are Alex and John there? Where have they been beforehand? What do they find? How does the confrontation end?

Essay Topic 2

Why do Alex and John go to see Lieutenant General Borislow? Who does she work for? What is her demeanor like? Does she help them? Why or why not? Give specific examples from the book to describe her character.

Essay Topic 3

How does the relationship between John and Billie start? Why is John afraid of being in a relationship? What is Billie's relationship to the investigation Alex and John are conducting?

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