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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. Who gives Henry Bowman his first guns?

2. Where does Ray Johnson live?

3. Who is Richard Gaines?

4. What is Ad Topperwine testing in the first chapter?

5. What big blow does Henry Bowman suffer as a teenager?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Rosa Gutierrez?

2. Who is Ad Topperwine?

3. What is Henry Bowman's goal in life as a young person?

4. What is Walter Bowman's relationship with Max Collins?

5. Who is Ray Johnson?

6. What is Henry Bowman fascinated with when we meet him in 1959?

7. Why was the Firearms Act struck down?

8. What is Richard Gaines doing in 1959?

9. What does Ray Johnson do after finishing his graduate degree?

10. What happens to Irwin Mann in Poland?

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

How would you describe the economy of 'Unintended Consequences'? How are injuries repaid or injustices made right? How are experiences paid for, and what do people have to do to get what they want? Is it a money economy, or an economy based on something else?

Essay Topic 3

Research gun crimes in America and the contribution of gun shows to crimes with illegal guns. Are gun shows the problem or the solution, or is the problem elsewhere?

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