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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. How often does Lisa attend church?

2. What is startling to Lisa and Sam when they read an American Newspaper?

3. What is Commander Lewis Poole able to give Lisa and Sam that is helpful to their investigation?

4. While Sam devises a plan to escape, he and Lisa will ______.

5. What must both of them do after their tribunals?

Short Essay Questions

1. What Americans do Lisa and Sam meet?

2. Even though Salerno tries to speak to Sam as a friend, what does Sam think about him?

3. What is each building, or area constructed as within the Charm School similar to?

4. Why does Banks warm Sam and Lisa against visiting Fisher's parents?

5. When Sam goes to meet Seth late at night, what information does he learn about the Charm School?

6. Is Seth a double crosser to his "friend" Sam?

7. After Lisa and Sam are captured, what are they forced to do?

8. Wat does Lisa enjoy about churches?

9. What is sodium pentothal used for?

10. How do the Charm School children differ from the American Embassy children? How are they the same?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While imprisoned, Lisa and Sam meet many prisoners with a lot of hope. Even though everyone else thinks they are dead, they hold pride in the fact that they are and always will be Americans.

Why does this lead Sam and Lisa to feel disappointment concerning the US's plan to make their own Charm School?

How does this dishonor the memory of Landis and the other dead prisoners?

Often Americans think they are better than others. How does this plan, make America just as evil and wrong as the Russians.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book, the theme of Freedom is explored. Many characters and, in fact, an entire society are being robbed of their ability to live their lives in the way they choose.

How does DeMille effectively discuss the theme of freedom?

Describe instances in which a person or society's chance at freedom is being taken away. Be very detailed and clear in your explanation.

Essay Topic 3

The pilots and POWs held at the Charm School have been there since the Vietnam War. While they know what it is like to be American, because they are American, the longer they are away from the US, the less exposure they have to things in American culture.

Is the "curriculum" used by the Charm School stale or outdated?

How is the Charm School a vacuum of a specific time in American culture?

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