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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. What happens while Raymond's mother is gone?

2. What will soon happen?

3. What does Raymond tell his friend that he believes?

4. What does Senator Jordan further state?

5. Where do Marco and the G-men meet Raymond?

Short Essay Questions

1. What takes place at their rendezvous?

2. How does Shaw feel about what he has heard from Marco and the G-men?

3. What does the FBI learn about Shaw's trigger?

4. What has taken place between Raymond and Jocie's father?

5. What does Eleanor think about Raymond being an assassin?

6. How does Senator Jordan upset Shaw's mother?

7. What does Marco have Rosie do?

8. Why do these two seem happy?

9. What happens when it is discovered that Jocie and Raymond have left the party?

10. How does Jocie interfere with Raymond's programming?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Josie's husband has died.

Part 1) How might he have died? How do you know this?

Part 2) What purpose does his death serve for the characters in the story?

Part 3) What is the connection between his death and the theme about the love of a good woman?

Essay Topic 2

There is a great deal of tension in this story.

Part 1) Describe the cause of this tension.

Part 2) How does this tension affect the characters in the story, as well as the reader?

Part 3) How might this story and tension reflect the lives of Americans at this time?

Essay Topic 3

Raymond Shaw receives the Medal of Honor.

Part 1) What is this? Why did he receive it? Did he earn it? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does his receiving this medal help the Communists?

Part 3) Could someone earn it today who does not deserve it? Why or why not?

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