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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 Rashid tell Brita he doesn't want to hear about?

2. Who does the graffiti say should go home?

3. How is Bill planning to get to Beirut?

4. Who does Scott think about meeting in New York?

5. In whose position does Bill try to put himself at the end of this section?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the author describe George Haddad?

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

4. How does the boy torture the prisoner?

5. What does Scott think about in Bill's office?

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

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

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

9. Summarize the novel.

10. What does Karen do with the spoon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

1. Marriage

2. Writing

3. Terrorism

Essay Topic 2

What parallels does the author draw between terrorism and writing? What are the strengths and weaknesses of this comparison?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following characters in the novel and discuss how their character changes through the story.

1. Karen

2. Bill

3. Scott

4. Brita

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