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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 World War II find Max Collins?

2. Henry Bowman travels around to ______________.

3. Who designed the weapon Ad Topperwine is testing?

4. Where is Ray Johnson graduating from in 1959?

5. Where does Ray Johnson live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Henry Bowman say about the assassination of President Kennedy?

2. Who is Harold Gaines?

3. What happens to Zofia's family?

4. What had Ray Johnson just finished when we see him in 1959?

5. Why was the Firearms Act struck down?

6. What happened to Rosa Gutierrez?

7. Who is Walter Bowman?

8. What is Ray Johnson looking forward to in 1959?

9. What do Ad Topperwine and John Browning have in common?

10. What is the allegory of Nazi Germany for American readers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characterization of Henry Bowman and one of the minor characters. How are they similar? How are they different? How are the characters drawn differently? What kind of detail does Henry Bowman get? How detailed is his characterization?

Essay Topic 2

To what degree is this book internally consistent? How much does it follow the rules it lays out? Where does it diverge from those rules?

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate the use of sex in 'Unintended Consequences.' How does it contribute to the book? How does Henry Bowman's attack and rape make the reader feel? How does it affect the reader's sympathies?

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