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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. After telling off the European chief, who does Avrakotos alienate?

2. What is the reason Wilson resents the fact that he cannot find a suitably beautiful woman in Pakistan?

3. Upon completion of high school, to where does Charlie receive an appointment?

4. How does this incident affect the person who has to clean it up?

5. On the return leg of the junket, where do Herring and Wilson stop?

Short Essay Questions

1. From where is Avrakotos?

2. How does the person and place of the book change abruptly in Chapter Three?

3. Describe Wilson's time with the navy.

4. How are the charges dropped against Wilson?

5. What reward of being a Congressman does Charlie Wilson enjoy the most?

6. How does Chapter Thirteen open?

7. What takes place between Wilson and Hart?

8. How is a job selling cigarette machines helpful to Avrakotos?

9. What is known about the refugees of the Afghan/Russian war?

10. What takes place in the beginning of Chapter Sixteen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Avrakotos hires Mike Vickers.

Part 1) Who is Mike Vickers? Why does Avrakotos hire him?

Part 2) How do both Avrakotos and Wilson benefit from Vickers?

Part 3) How influential is Vickers in the decisions Avrakotos and Wilson make?

Part 4) How might their decisions have been different if Vickers had never been hired? How would this have affected American and other abroad?

Essay Topic 2

AID is formed so the United States holds no connection with huge stockpiles of weapons, confiscated during previous wars.

Part 1) What is AID? How does this organization work?

Part 2) Is this organization deceptive? Why or why not?

Part 3) How might the United States citizens have felt about AID? Why would they feel this way?

Essay Topic 3

1985 becomes a key in the war against the Soviets in Afghanistan.

Part 1) How does it become key in the war?

Part 2) What role do Avrakotos and Wilson have in the significance of this year?

Part 3) How does this year lead to later events in the book? How do the events that take place in 1985 impact us today?

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