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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 is Cesar's mother certain her son will become in Chapter 46?

2. When is Shepard bedridden with arthritis in Chapter 51?

3. What well known restaurant chain does Harlan start with his social security money in Chapter 54?

4. What war does the Maine's explosion cause America to enter in Chapter 67?

5. Where is Leonard imprisoned in Chapter 47?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is it possible that William is a governor, a terrorist, and a prisoner within four years in Chapter 65?

2. What are the circumstances that cause a pilot to design an important medical advancement in "An Affair of the Heart"?

3. What is the irony of a detective's last case in Chapter 48?

4. In what way does reality mirror fiction in Chapter 49?

5. What is the unlikely route that an actor takes to achieve success on the big screen in Chapter 52?

6. What is the reason that "The Producer" cannot appreciate Rachmaninoff's talent in Chapter 71?

7. How does a young goat herder become known for the optimum in elegance in Chapter 46?

8. How does one man's retirement lead to the development of a national chain of restaurants in "Better Late Than Never"?

9. Which technique does Harvey use in "Escape" to conceal the identity of the story's subject?

10. How does Doc Holliday earn his reputation in Chapter 59?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As Harvey's stories display, life is full of choices. The events in a person's life can be a result of the decisions they make.

1) Describe Joe DiMaggio's life and the choices he makes that lead him to achieve greatness in baseball in Chapter 29.

2) Explain the decisions and their results in two other stories from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how people's lives can be different than their reputations might indicate by using examples from Chapters 41 and 43. Specifically, provide a comparison between Bram Stoker's known mannerisms and his unknown frustrations, how they are discovered, and their role in his book. Also, describe Queen Victoria's disturbing hobby in Chapter 43 along with the way it is exposed.

Essay Topic 3

Perception is changed with Harvey's unveiling of key information in various stories. Select three examples of how the perception of people and/or events is altered by the information that Harvey reveals in each of them as well as the techniques that he uses in the process.

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