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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 does Harry's father ask him to stay away from?

2. Who does Cal go to meet in Paris, who the agency has put next in line for the Presidency of Cuba?

3. In Part IV, Chapter 26, what does Harry go to with Porringer?

4. What Vice President does Harry describe a visit from to in a letter to Kittredge?

5. Where does Harry vacation with his mother and afterward meets with a special group about sabotaging Cuba?

Short Essay Questions

1. What important event takes place in Part Six, Chapters 19 with the CIA?

2. How does Modene serve as a replacement of Kittredge for Harry?

3. What does Chevi reveal about Libertad la Lengua?

4. What are two of the dual personalities that appear in Part IV, Chapters 25 - 30?

5. How does the faulty wiretap scenario in Part V, Chapters 21 - 30 illustrate the problems inherent in serving different interests?

6. How does Harry describe the new CIA headquarters from I-J-K-L to Langley?

7. Who are the famous men that Modene has affairs with?

8. In Part Six, Chapters 11 - 20, how do the people in Harry's life start acting strangely?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Part IV, Chapters 14 - 19, of "Harlot's Ghost" many of the characters find themselves at the tipping point, their security being breached, and everybody is reacting secretively. Explore the theme of traditional values breaking apart in the novel, "Harlot's Ghost". What is revealed about Dorothy Hunt, Harvey's wife? What happens to Sally, Harry's mistress at this point in the story? How is Harry's affair with Sally mirrored with the very public affair between the Soviets, who do not realize they are being recorded? How does Nancy posing as Harry's fiancee underlie the strange world that are coming from?

Essay Topic 2

In "Harlot's Ghost", Harry discusses his parents' connection with the CIA. These connections also define Mailer's view of the CIA. Research and explore the CIA and how it correlates to Harry's family. What is the CIA? How is Harry's family involved in the CIA? What do the CIA do for America? How do Harry's personal and familial connections draw him into the CIA?

Essay Topic 3

In Omega VII - Omega XII, the reader is presented with three different versions of the CIA man through Harry, Rosen, and Dix. Examine the three different versions of the CIA man that are represented in "Harlot's Ghost". Who is an agent by birthright? Who has had to transform painfully to become an agent? Who is a bit of a thug but a spy by nature? Compare and contrast these different versions of the CIA man.

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