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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. Why does Bellmon threaten to bring charges against Lowell?

2. Why do Lowell and Dorothy stay in the lounge at their hotel in Chapter 13?

3. What upsets MacMillan most about Lowell's affair with Dorothy?

4. Where does Peter-Paul say the tapes are located?

5. In Chapter 10, who must Felter give the classified documents to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dorothy start to question the work Lowell does?

2. Why is a meeting called in Chapter 8?

3. What is Felter in charge of for the meeting in Chapter 10?

4. How does the interrogation of Peter-Paul begin?

5. In the meeting in Chapter 8, why is Lowell mentioned?

6. What happens when Craig runs into Lowell in Chapter 12?

7. In Chapter 14, what does Lowell tell Dorothy about his son?

8. How do the Green Berets get Peter-Paul to tell them where the tapes are located?

9. What does Lowell do at the end of Chapter 14?

10. What does Felter learn about his job in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of women in this novel? What are the gender expectations?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author use descriptive passages in this novel? Is this effective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How is this novel a genre novel? What genre is it? How does it fit into this description? What is the effect of this?

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