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

2. How many trucks full of soldiers drive into the prison camp unexpectedly that cause John to call off operation Boxwood Green?

3. What is the name of the man who recognizes John from his tattoo before leaving Quantico for operation Boxwood Green?

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

5. Who is the only person to survive when John shoots at a driving car after aborting operation Boxwood Green?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Xantha tell a police officer that picks her up on the street after John released her?

3. How does John plan on getting to land from the USS Ogden during Phase One of Boxwood Green?

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

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

6. How is Eddie Morello killed?

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

8. How does John use a recompression chamber during his interrogation of Billy on Battery Island?

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

10. How does the military use the USS Constellation as a diversion in operation Boxwood Green?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the presence of psychology in the book. What can the reader learn about the mental state of the book's characters, namely John, based on the police detective's use of a psychologist while searching for the murderer of Henry's drug thugs?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the portrayal of mourning shown in the book. What can we learn about the nature of John based on his ways of mourning his dead wife and Pam? Do women appear to be a soft spot for this hardened character?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast detectives Ryan and Douglas' investigation of Henry Tucker's drug operation with John's. What is telling about John's investigation tactics when compared to the police's? Who appears to have more ethical methods of investigation? What about effectiveness?

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