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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. Where is Harry's father going in hopes of reuniting with his ex-wife in Part Six, Chapter Two?

2. Who is Harry meeting with who starts to have a heart attack in Part V, Chapter thirteen?

3. From the stewardess' transcripts who does Harry learn she is now spending time with in Part V, Chapter twenty-two?

4. Harry's father writes him a letter in Part V, Chapter thirty-three, who does he say died?

5. Who does Kittredge admit to having stayed with for over a year at The Keep in Part Six, Chapter Four?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. Who is Chevi and how has he become important to the Agency?

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 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 Part III, Chapters 1 - 7, Harry falls even further in line with the accepted social mores of his country and era. Research and explore Communism, and the morals that are reinforced by the characters in "Harlot's Ghost". What is communism? How prevalent was communism in the 1960's? How did the Agency indoctrinate the Agents to the idea of anti-Communism as a calling? What happens with Lenny Bruce at a nightclub that lets Hugh and Kittredge use their anti-Communism power as an agent?

Essay Topic 2

Harry's life in Part II, Chapters 11 - 16, is dominated by strong male figures, the most important of which are Harlot and Harvey. Analyze the characters of Harlot and Harvey, examining how they dominate Harry's life. How is Harry beginning to orchestrate his seeming independence from Harvey? How do Hugh's clam that the agency functions as "soldiers of God" fall in line with Harry succumbing to the morals of a patriarchy? How have the both shaped Harry as a man?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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