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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. Who tells Harry that Castro did not want the missiles but Khrushchev convinced him to take them?
(a) Cal.
(b) Arnie.
(c) Dix.
(d) Chevi.

2. Who does Cal go to meet in Paris, who the agency has put next in line for the Presidency of Cuba?
(a) Rolando Cubela.
(b) Rodand Cummings.
(c) Roberto Collis.
(d) Rosaro Conners.

3. In Part IV, Chapter 26, what does Harry go to with Porringer?
(a) Parks.
(b) Hotels.
(c) Brothels.
(d) Pubs.

4. Who asks Harry if he hooked "the mermaid?"
(a) Hunt.
(b) Arnie.
(c) Butler.
(d) Hugh.

5. Who does Harry go into the operation with over in Cuba?
(a) Harvey.
(b) Arnie.
(c) Dix.
(d) Cal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harry try to warn his father about in Part V, Chapter fifteen?

2. In Part IV, Chapter 28, Harry writes a letter to Kittredge and tells her he went to the country with whom?

3. What journalist does Fidel Castro give an interview to in The New Republic?

4. Who confessed to having dealings with the DGI party after being accused of being pro-Castro?

5. What does Hugh discover after checking with his contacts at the Soviet Desk in Part IV, Chapter twenty-one?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Cal's growing weakness highlighted in his letters to Harry?

2. Why doesn't Harry care to become a "Most Special Fellow?"

3. Why does Arnie Rosen seem to have a grudge against Harry?

4. What does Chevi reveal about Libertad la Lengua?

5. Who does Harry report his information to, and how is he serving several masters?

6. What prevents Harry from being transferred to a more active base in Israel?

7. What does Fidel Castro talk about in an interview to journalist Jean Daniel?

8. How do Hugh and Kittredge help Harry with the Boris situation?

9. How does Harry's rise to his father's side mirror the country's expectation that Bobby Kennedy will somehow help to fill the place his brother left?

10. How is Harry's regressing also symbolized as a blow to America's ego in the early 1960's after the failure at the Bay of Pigs?

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