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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 river is next to the cabin the Three Blind Mice go to in Georgia?

2. Whose portrait hangs on the wall in the Embassy in Vietnam?

3. The Corps of Cadets eat lunch in _____.

4. What does Director Burns call the moving of the Ghost Shadows' headquarters from coffee shop to coffee shop in Canal Street?

5. What sort of house does Griffin own?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it a surprise to Alex and John that Marc Sherman shows up at the cabin the Three Blind Mice share in the woods and what happens to him?

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

3. Why does Alex think he and John are in a trap when they try to attack the Three Blind Mice?

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

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

6. Why does Starkey love West Point?

7. What happens when Harris says "nobody gets hurt" when he threatens the people who work at Asia House with a gun? Do the Three Blind Mice do this kind of thing throughout the book?

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

9. Why is there conflict initially between Nana and Alex about Nana wanting Dr. Coles to be her physician?

10. What gives Robert Bennett a split second of hope as he and his wife are being brutally attacked by the Three Blind Mice and what happens to dash it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the nature of the first email Alex gets from Foot Soldier? Who is described in the email and what happens to each person? What bearing does the email have on Sergeant Cooper's case? Support your thesis with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Many artifacts are left at the scene of the murders. What are the significance of these artifacts? What other "calling cards" are left? Who leaves them and why?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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