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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 does Karen take from the art gallery?

2. Who had Charlie wanted to tend to him in his old age?

3. What does the old man take from Bill?

4. What do Charlie and Bill argue about in this section?

5. What does Bill say terrorism destroys?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bill realize about his writing in this section?

2. Why is it unlikely anyone will identify Bill's body?

3. What is the plan that Charlie lays out for Bill?

4. What signs are there that Karen is getting ill?

5. What does Karen do with the spoon?

6. What does Rashid say about the identity of the people of his nation?

7. For what does Scott tell Karen they need to prepare?

8. What does Scott contemplate in Bill's office?

9. How does the author describe George Haddad?

10. Describe the part of Beirut Brita is driving through at the beginning of the section.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Charlie's role in the novel? How would the novel change if he was not one of the characters? How does he wake Bill up to other matters in life? In what way is he the only character that could have done this?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Bill's relationship with one of the following people.

1. Scott

2. Karen

3. Charlie

4. Liz

Essay Topic 3

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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