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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. How long was Ray Johnson away from the U.S. when he returns?

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

3. When was Cindy Caswell kidnapped?

4. What was the verdict on the gun raids in Missouri?

5. What happens to April?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Henry Bowman do to help Cindy Caswell get cash?

3. Who is Alex Neuman?

4. How did Cindy Caswell escape from her situation?

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

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

7. What does Henry Bowman tell David Webb on the canoe trip?

8. Who is Allen Kane?

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

10. What does Henry Bowman do after high school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

Essay Topic 2

How realistic is this book? What parts are not believable? What leaps of faith does the author require of the reader? Are these leaps painful to make? What do these leaps allow the author to do?

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate Henry Bowman's fears of the government. Are they rational and real, or are they fictional and unrealistic? Is Henry Bowman right to want to hold the law in his own hands?

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