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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. What does Henry Bowman demonstrate to David Webb?

2. Where do Henry Bowman and Cindy Caswell meet?

3. What police tactic is more common now that Ray Johnson is back in the country?

4. What trait allows Henry Bowman to trick Wilson Blair?

5. Where is Alex Neuman on his way to in 1996?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Henry Bowman do after high school?

2. Describe the raid on Henry Bowman's home.

3. How has the atmosphere with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms changed by 1982?

4. Describe Ray Johnson's return to the United States.

5. What is Henry Bowman's interaction with Wilson Blair at the gun show?

6. Describe Richard Gaines's path after college.

7. What raids give Henry Bowman source for worry?

8. What happened to Cindy Caswell on her high school trip?

9. What regulation is passed in 1968?

10. What happens when Henry Bowman and Cindy Caswell meet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 2

Assess the value of the killing spree at the end of the book. Is it a real resolution to the book's plot? Is it realistic? What is the purpose of the killing spree?

Essay Topic 3

What is the genre of 'Unintended Consequences'? Is it straight fiction? Social commentary? Polemic? Prophesy? Make an argument for one or two genres, based on examples from the book.

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