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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. Who is the first to greet Carroll when he gets home?

2. What is the name of the hotel Caitlin and Carroll meet in?

3. What does Carroll say he knows the truth about?

4. What company does Clyde Miller say he will purchase?

5. Who does Anton say Monserrat met with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the economic climate changing by the end of the section?

2. What do 3,000 veterans find in their mail boxes?

3. What does Williamson tell Carroll about Hudon in this chapter?

4. What does Carroll decide to do about his developing relationship with Caitlin?

5. How do the men capture Harry Stemkowsky?

6. How do Caitlin and Carroll search for the men involved in Green Band?

7. How does Birnbaum plan to try and save the economy?

8. How does Harry react to Manserrat's questioning?

9. Describe the chase between Carroll and Green Band.

10. What does Carroll discover at the vet's garage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Do you think Patterson's representation of Iraqis is accurate? Would Patterson be able to get away with such a representation today? How would his representation of Iraqis be different if he wrote the novel today?

Essay Topic 3

What is the black market? How is the black market and the people that work in the black market represented in the media? What affect does the black market have on the economy?

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