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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. Where does the action of Chapters 31-36 take place?

2. What does Mrs. Kellum reveal about Sam's wife?

3. Who supposedly leaked the details of Fisher's phone call?

4. What does Mike Salerno claim to be?

5. Why don't the prisoners at the Charm School have much hope?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Wat does Lisa enjoy about churches?

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

4. What sort of torture does Burov subject Lisa and Sam to?

5. Why does Seth insist that Lisa stay away from Sam?

6. Why do Lisa and Sam become uncomfortable with the Kellums?

7. Why are cultural exchanges important for employees at the American Embassy? Conversely, why are they important for the Russians?

8. Why can't Sam have the truth serum?

9. Who tries to pump Sam for information concerning Fisher and what information does he offer Sam in return?

10. Why does Burov decide to change his tactics while torturing them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is the Cold War the last time that America came close to being involved with World War III? Explain your thoughts.

How was the Cold War crisis finally avoided? Do you think it was do to the Americans inability to set up a Russian Charm School?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How does Lisa open Sam's eyes to the real Russian and the real people of Russia?

Explain how in this instance, the State and the Russian people are different.

How to the people of Yablonya show that not all Russian people blindly follow their corrupt, unjust, and difficult government?

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