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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. Harry reads the transcripts from the stewardess and her friend; who does he find out she was spending her weekends with in Las Vegas?
2. Who does Harry go into the operation with over in Cuba?
3. What does Harry ask Hunt for during their lunch in Washington to help him overthrow Castro?
4. Whose death from 1968 does Harry discuss happened while at a dinner party?
5. In Part IV, Chapter 29, who asks Hunt if they can meet Nardone and he tells them no?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Chevi after he is arrested and his cover is blown?
2. How is Cal's growing weakness highlighted in his letters to Harry?
3. Why doesn't Harry care to become a "Most Special Fellow?"
4. How is Harry's recording of the invasion of The Bay of Pigs as a journal rather than letters to Kittredge important as a real breakthrough for them?
5. Who is Chevi and how has he become important to the Agency?
6. How does Modene serve as a replacement of Kittredge for Harry?
7. What does Fidel Castro talk about in an interview to journalist Jean Daniel?
8. What prevents Harry from being transferred to a more active base in Israel?
9. What does Chevi reveal about Libertad la Lengua?
10. How does Harry begin to have problems with Chevi in the second part of Mongoose?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
"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?
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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