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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. In which city is Bill in chapter eleven?

2. Out of what has the street vendor made his 'little city'?

3. Whose apartment does Karen use as her home base in this section?

4. Who does Haddard say terrorism defends?

5. What are the homeless using as their home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't George like using a word processor?

2. What does Charlie say he wants to do in terms of publishing?

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

4. What does Scott find out about Bill in this section?

5. How does the author describe George Haddad?

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

7. What does Brita see from her bombed out apartment at the end of this section?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does it say about Karen's character and upbringing that she becomes involved with things and people so deeply? What do you think Karen learned about life from her time with the Unification Church?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author represent the life of a writer? What is his representation trying to express within the context of the story? Is it an accurate representation?

Essay Topic 3

What are the author's views on the following subjects.

1. Marriage

2. Writing

3. Terrorism

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