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

2. What is the name of the woman John finds with Billy when he finally apprehends him?

3. Who discovers Doris and her father's dead bodies?

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

5. Where does Ritter meet the KGB resident agent?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Doris's first phone conversation to her father since her rescue described?

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

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

4. How does Henry Tucker find out about Doris going to the police about Pam's death?

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

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

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

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

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

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 portrayal of violence in the book. How does violence play a dual role in with it sometimes appearing necessary for the greater good and other times being unnecessary and cruel?

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

Most of the time the protagonist and antagonist are opposites, but in this book they have many similarities. Both are murderers who have a goal they are willing to kill for. Compare and contrast the characters John and Henry Tucker. What makes up the fine line that separates John and Henry from being good or bad?

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