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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 help Allen Kane do?

2. What does Henry Bowman believe about the Oklahoma City bombing?

3. What happens to the conceal and carry bill?

4. What have the feds focused on as a form of de facto gun control?

5. What does Henry Bowman tell David Webb when he returns from the scene he witnessed?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what purpose does Henry Bowman gather an audience?

2. How has the government tried to regulate guns without imposing new laws?

3. What is the consequence of Bobby Kennedy's assassination for Henry Bowman?

4. What is Henry Bowman constantly railing against?

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

6. What happens when Henry Bowman goes on a canoe trip?

7. What happens at the pigeon shoot in Nevada?

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

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

10. What raids give Henry Bowman source for worry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would this book be different if were told from the perspective of a black man, a woman, or someone else? How would Native Americans tell this story differently? How is the story limited by being told about a white man?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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