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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 many murders of national figures had taken place in five years when Bobby Kennedy was killed?

2. What are Henry Bowman and his uncle concerned about, following Bobby Kennedy's murder?

3. What does the shootout in Florida demonstrate to Henry Bowman and his friends?

4. What does Henry Bowman do with David Webb on returning from Nevada?

5. What did Henry Bowman compete to win at this event in Nevada?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Henry Bowman do after high school?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Richard Gaines's path after college.

10. What is Henry Bowman's feeling about the Oklahoma City bombing?

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

What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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