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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 Carroll hand Isabella photographs of?

2. Which of the following characters is in a wheel chair?

3. Walter Trentkamp makes a point of agreeing with what?

4. What is the biggest problem facing law enforcement?

5. What is the name of the Vietnam prison where David Hudson was tortured in 1971?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Carroll get information from Isabella Marqueza?

2. How does Thomas X. O'Neill get the stolen securities through customs?

3. What happens at Carroll's home that evening?

4. What takes place in Florida?

5. How does Caitlin and Carroll convince Freddie to tell them everything he knows about Chevron ?

6. Why is the President so anxious about what is happening in the stock market?

7. What do the Russian officials discuss over breakfast?

8. Describe the meeting that takes place between Hudson and Billie.

9. What happens when David arrives at the hotel?

10. Why does Carroll resign his position?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the relationship between America and Russia in the eighties.

1) How did Russia cope with Americas success and their own decline?

2) How does Patterson express the relationship between Russia and America? Is this a true reflection?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and examine how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme.

1) Setting.

2) Point of view

3) Structure

4) Language

Essay Topic 3

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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