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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 years in prison did Art Streck get, as a mandatory sentence?

2. What did the forest rangers find at Boulder Canyon?

3. Who does Garrison Dilworth meet up with?

4. Why did Travis buy the scrabble board?

5. What was the name of the boy that helped Garrison?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the agents responsible for monitoring Garrison and Della's conversation hesitant?

2. Why can't Walt go public with the information Lem is giving him?

3. What did Vince do that he didn't think would have been acceptable by Don Tetragna, and what did he do to prepare himself for this outcome?

4. Why didn't Nora keep her new hairstyle?

5. How did King save Dr. Keene's life and how did this persuade him to let Travis and Nora stay with Einstein?

6. What was it about Travis and Nora that made them so memorable to Van Dyne?

7. What does Vince want with Don Tetragna?

8. What is significant about Nora and how does Travis feel?

9. What did Travis carry with him on his walks and what did he intend to say about it?

10. Why did Garrison Dilworth help Travis and Nora?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Lem finally tell Walt what was going on at the NSA? What had prevented him from telling Walt before? Why did the incidents at Bordeaux Ridge break him of his oath of silence?

Essay Topic 2

Explain how beauty, intelligence, and disfigurement are compared and contrasted against each other in this story. Does this aptly portray societal values? How so or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What inspires an epiphany from Lem Johnson? Do you think his way of thinking is logical, or that of someone who is very tired and exhausted? How do you justify your answer?

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