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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 was Harry's leg broken when he was younger?

2. In Part I, Chapter 12, Harry is assigned to D.C. after training; what is the name of the filing room he is sent to work in?

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

5. How does Kittredge react to Harry's letter about the Alpha and Omega's in Part IV, Chapter eight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Harry's development as a man and CIA agent still incomplete?

2. How did Harry and Kittredge come to be together?

3. What information does Harry give about his estate, The Keep, in Omega I?

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

5. How do the ghosts that Kittredge mentions tend to arise at times of particular stress and challenge?

6. What does rock climbing represent for Harry and Hugh?

7. How do Hugh's claim that the agency functions as "soldiers of God" fall in line with Harry's ideas?

8. What experience does Harry share that has to do with God and lust?

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

10. What does Harvey want to do with the mission Cloakroom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dix Butler and Harry begin working together and share an apartment in Berlin. Compare the characters of Dix Butler and Harry, analyzing how Dix affects Harry. What kind of person is Dix? How is Dix's attitude about life different than Harry's? How do they feel about each other?

Essay Topic 2

In "Harlot's Ghost", one of the writing styles that the Norman Mailer uses is his choice of narrator. Mailer uses a first-person narrative to tell the story. Explore the different styles of narrators for fiction writing, particularly first-person narratives as in Harlot's Ghost. How does knowing Harry's thoughts and feelings help the story along? How would the overall story be affected by a change in narrator?

Essay Topic 3

In Part V, Chapters 1 - 10 of "Harlot's Ghost", the character of Modene is introduced. She becomes an important character in Harry's life. Analyze the character of Modene, and examine her affect on Harry. How does Harry meet Modene? How does Modene mirror Kittredge? Who is Modene dating who is famous? How does Modene remind Harry of Kittredge?

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