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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. Who is VQ/Giblets that Harry is asked to report to?

2. In Omega XII, what does Harry have trouble with at the Moscow border?

3. Kittredge has a strong reaction to Harry's letter about the prostitute and the philosophy of Alpha and Omega. What is her reaction?

4. In Part II, Chapter 2, what does Harvey ask Harry to trace?

5. As Harry starts going through the CIA training, what does Harry lie about during his lie detector test?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Harry's life dominated by strong male figures?

2. Harvey gives Harry two tapes to record the conversation with Gehlen. Besides taping Gehlen, what does Harry do with the other tape?

3. What are the three different versions of the CIA man that are presented in Omega VII - Omega XII of "Harlot's Ghost"?

4. How has Harry become more of a man in Part II, Chapters 5 - 10?

5. What does Harry oversee in Uruguay?

6. What is an example of how Hugh feels about Harry and the CIA?

7. How does Harry begin to fall even more in line with the accepted social mores of his country and era in Part III, Chapters 1 - 7?

8. What does Harry discover about Kittredge and Dix Butler in Omega XII?

9. What does Harry learn about Kittredge's father that is disturbing?

10. What does the note say that Boris passes to Harry at the end of Part IV, Chapter 19?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author gives many details about Harry's background through description and through the use of flashbacks. Explore the use of flashbacks in narrative writing and analyze those used in the novel "Harlot's Ghost". How do the use of flashbacks help to develop the character? Are the flashbacks used in the story important for its development? Would the reader like more flashbacks to learn even more about the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Part I, Chapters 5 - 14, highlights Harry's dependence on his father and godfather, and his distrust of his own instincts. Examine the theme of Harry's dependence on his father and godfather, also exploring his distrust of his own instincts. What is the definition of dependence? How does Harry's dependence on his father and godfather affect his self-confidence? What examples from the book demonstrate what Harry's dependence? Would Harry be considered a self-confident man? What is an example from the book of Harry distrusting his own instincts?

Essay Topic 3

"Harlot's Ghost", Part IV, Chapters 31 - 36, deals with endings. Several of Harry's endings in his life and a few others. Examine the theme of endings in the novel "Harlot's Ghost". What is the definition of an ending? What type of endings are there in "Harlot's Ghost"? How is Harry affected by these different endings in his life? Is he worse off or better off? Where at in Harry's life is he at when all these endings happen? Do they all happen about the same time?

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