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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. Where does Charon go to retrieve drugs at the end of Chapter 36?

2. What does John put Billy in to interrogate him on Battery Island?

3. What do Americans promise to send to North Vietnamese so that they will go along with their request to release prisoners at Sender Green?

4. What time did phase four of Boxwood Green begin?

5. What is the name of the man that Peter Henderson meets at a bar and tells him about his friend George?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charon do inside the police evidence room in Chapter 36?

2. How is the character Georgiy first described in the book?

3. What is the nature of Henry and Tony's meeting just after Doris's murder?

4. What is the nature of John's conversation with Hick's in regard to Boxwood Green?

5. How is Ritter's meeting with the KGB resident agent at a zoo described?

6. How have the conditions changed for the prisoners at Sender Green after operation Boxwood Green is botched?

7. How is Boxwood Green first described to the troops training for the mission?

8. How is Doris's body found?

9. How is John's visit with Sandy just before leaving for the Boxwood Green mission described?

10. What is the nature of the conversation between John and Irvin in regard to operation Plastic Flower?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the portrayal of war in the book. What role does the Vietnam War play? What appears to be the author's opinion of this war?

Essay Topic 2

The concept of remorse is a significant part of the story and is even the subject of the book's title.

Part 1.) Does John appear to have any remorse for his actions towards Henry's drug thugs and enemies in war?

Part 2.) What correlation does being remorseful have in terms of acting with humanity? Does John lack the ability to be humane, or did he think he was helping the greater good by killing others?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the portrayal of emotion in the book. What role does emotion play in John's life? Does his lack of emotion oftentimes allow him to take on the violent missions he has?

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