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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 the unreliable source that feeds information to William in Chapter 23?

2. Who is Florentyna's work partner?

3. Who rushes with Abel to Florentyna's apartment after the father and daughter fight?

4. How many charges of bribery and corruption of a public official does Abel face?

5. Where is Abel returning from when he is met by tons of media at the airport?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Abel remember Davis Leroy when he rebuilds his Chicago hotel and why?

2. Why does Richard get so angry when he sees his girlfriend charging items on credit?

3. Discuss Abel's military career. What did he want out of it and what did he get out of it?

4. How does Abel feel about the revenge he has had against William? How does it affect his family-life?

5. What are the three reasons Abel and his daughter visit Europe when she completes high school?

6. What secret is Matthew keeping from his father and why?

7. Explain how Abel "dumped" his airline stock. What resulted?

8. Why does Abel contribute to John Kennedy's presidential campaign?

9. Why is Abel not surprised to see the media when he returns home from Turkey? Why is the media really waiting at the airport for him?

10. How does Florentyna manage to get a job on her own merits?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Irony is the contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. There are three types of irony: verbal, situational, and dramatic. Identify and discuss two examples of irony in the book. Which type of irony is it? What is expected and what actually occurs with your examples?

Essay Topic 2

Define the term flashback as it applies to literature. How are flashbacks used in Kane and Abel?

Essay Topic 3

There are four points of view in which literature is written: first person, third person objective, third person limited, and omniscient. Which point of view does the author use in this book? Is this the most effective point of view for this story? Why or why not?

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