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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 does John begin doing for phase three of Boxwood Green?

2. What does John use to ride onto land in operation Boxwood Green?

3. Where does Grishanov travel in Chapter 22?

4. What were the marines at Quantico's training done around?

5. How long does John rent a car for when he comes back from Vietnam for operation Boxwood Green?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does John do after riding the water sled to the Sender Green location?

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

5. How is Eddie Morello killed?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the portrayal of law enforcement in the book. How are detectives Ryan and Douglas's investigation tactics different from John, and what might the author be saying about the importance of having a solid justice system?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concept of having a routine in regard to John rededicating his daily life to training for battle. What role does routine play in John acquiring the mindset of a soldier?

Essay Topic 3

Drugs have a large presence in the book and contributed to much conflict for the protagonist and others.

Part 1.) What impact does the presence of drugs have on the central conflicts of the story?

Part 2.) What might the author be saying about the nature of drug dealers and the way they run their operations based on the portrayal of Henry Tucker?

Part 3.) In what way might the author wish to use drugs as a way of inputting an element of danger within the text? What purpose does he have for this?

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