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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. Why does Raymond's mother want to bring him to Europe?

2. What concerns the public?

3. Why does Raymond suggest that Marco force an investigation by initiating his own court-martial and charging himself with falsifying the report that led to Shaw's medal?

4. Senator John Iselin sneaks into a regularly scheduled press conference given by the Secretary of Defense, and very loudly proclaims what?

5. Who is O'Neil?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Raymond do when O'Neil insists on throwing a welcome dinner for the Medal of Honor veteran?

2. What is known about Shaw from the beginning of this flashback?

3. What does Jorgenson do after this meeting with Marco?

4. What happens to Marco one night?

5. How does Rosie want to help Marco?

6. What is learned about Eleanor in this flashback? How does Raymond feel about this?

7. What does Raymond think about his boss?

8. When and how does Raymond first meet Jocelyn?

9. What happens between Marco and Shaw, regarding Marco's fight with Chunjin?

10. How does Raymond's life change when Marco moves in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rosie is Marco's girlfriend.

Part 1) How do they meet? How does he act in front of her? How does she react? Why?

Part 2) Can Rosie be trusted? Why or why not?

Part 3) How is this relationship connected to the theme of the love of a good woman?

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is used frequently in this book.

Part 1) Give two examples. What do these examples foreshadow?

Part 2) What is the purpose of foreshadowing?

Part 3) How does the foreshadowing in this book enhance the story for the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Raymond becomes an assassin.

Part 1) How does this happen? Why does this happen?

Part 2) What is the connection between this and the theme of man as machine?

Part 3) How does he learn he is an assassin? How does he react to this? Why does he react this way?

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