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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 1984 bring Wilson?

2. How do many radical Muslims feel?

3. What does Vickers point out to Avrakotos about the Soviet Special forces?

4. What does Wilson promise the young pilot?

5. Why does Pakistani General Yasouf move to block the plan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mike Vickers?

2. What does Avrakotos do in his new post in the Near East Division?

3. What does the author do in Chapter Thirty-three?

4. What does Vickers point out to Avrakotos?

5. What happens as the war in Afghanistan gains legitimacy?

6. What happens with the exit of Simpson?

7. With what does Vaughn Forest approach Wilson?

8. What takes place in 1984 in Wilson's life?

9. What are the greatest injustices with Avrakotos' leave?

10. What happens by September of 1986?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The CIA begins to worry that putting the deadly mujahideen in charge will not be in any country's best interest.

Part 1) Who are the mujahideen? Why does the CIA not trust them?

Part 2) What does this worry foreshadow?

Part 3) What are Wilson's thoughts about the mujahideen?

Essay Topic 2

The American missile, the Stinger, is created.

Part 1) How does this missile affect the world's view of the U.S.?

Part 2) How does this weapon affect the U.S.'s offensive capabilities?

Part 3) How has the creation of this missile affected what has happened in the Middle East? How are these effects still seen today?

Essay Topic 3

In Geneva, the two sides of the Afghan war reach a truce.

Part 1) How are they convinced to meet in Geneva? What role does Wilson play in this?

Part 2) What does this truce mean for each side? Are they able to keep this truce? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does this truce lead into future conflicts?

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