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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 did the employees of MAIN think sweatshops would do?

2. What did Panama receive at the end of Chapter 17?

3. Who is Doc?

4. Which country did Saddam Hussein invade?

5. Why was Perkins so gifted at his job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Perkins return to Ecuador in Chapter 34.

2. How did Chavez rise to power in Venezuela?

3. What controversy surrounded the Summer Institute of Linguistics.

4. What does Perkins believe can change America?

5. Why does Perkins believe President Torrijos died?

6. Describe how MAIN's deal with Saudi Arabia changed Saudi Arabia?

7. What would happen to the United States if it was asked to pay back its debts?

8. What was Perkins' career like in Chapter 17?

9. Why did Perkins find it odd that he was employed by the United States Department of Treasury and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia?

10. Describe the United States' invasion of Panama.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Perkins' personality as it evolves throughout the book. How is his behavior at the start of his career? How does it evolve? Do you think Perkins' change is superficial or authentic? What do you believe was the key moment that caused Perkins to change?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one element of the dream Perkins had on his last night in Indonesia. Why do you believe that element is significant? What does it suggest about Perkins' emotions at that point in the book? How did the dream change Perkins? Cite examples from the book to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

Perkins worked with several countries in the Middle East. Choose two countries and compare and contrast the ways the countries influenced the way the world uses oil. What was the each country's relationship with the United States? Cite examples from the book to explain your answers.

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