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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. Meanwhile, at the party, what does Raymond's mother do regarding Raymond?

2. What seems to be coming together?

3. What has Shaw been having?

4. What does the White House find it necessary to do?

5. In England, what does Raymond's mother reveal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What gives a hint to the identity of a character previously mentioned?

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

3. What do Rosie and Marco celebrate?

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

5. Of what does Raymond's column consist?

6. What does Raymond do to Jocie's father?

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

8. What do Raymond and Jocie do?

9. How is Shaw's assassin mind-set triggered?

10. To where is the reader taken?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Communism is the cause of much of the action in this story.

Part 1) What is Communism? How did many Americans feel about Communists, based on the information in the story?

Part 2) How does Communism affect the lives of the main characters?

Part 3) How does the author feel about Communism, based on this story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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