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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 much do the mannequins the marines use for practice at Quantico weigh?

2. Who contacts John on his boat while he has Billy held captive?

3. What do detective Ryan and Douglas realize after Doris and her father are killed?

4. Where does John have stopovers at on his way to Vietnam for operation Boxwood Green?

5. Who comes to visit with the marines just before they leave for operation Boxwood Green?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are John's acts in Phase Three of operation Boxwood Green described?

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

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

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

5. What does John do with Doris after finding her with Billy in a building?

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

7. How is Eddie Morello killed?

8. How is Peter Henderson's first meeting with a man named Marvin at a restaurant described in the book?

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

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

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

Compare and contrast John and Grishanov's interrogation techniques that are shown in the book. In what ways do these two enemies use similar tactics to get what they want? Does either character appear to be a better person in regard to the way they treat others? If so why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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