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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. How are cadets trained to turn their faultlessly sharp corners?
2. The Corps of Cadets eat lunch in _____.
3. What funny picture does Jannie have on the fridge door that Alex sees when getting a beer?
4. Who does Nana bring up when she sarcastically asks Dr. Coles if she is still alive?
5. What song do Billie and John dance to on the porch?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Billie and John go for a swim together in the ocean?
2. How does John display his combat experience in the Georgia woods?
3. When Alex asks Nana if she feels alright, what does she say?
4. Why does Alex think he and John are in a trap when they try to attack the Three Blind Mice?
5. What happens when Harris says "nobody gets hurt" when he threatens the people who work at Asia House with a gun? Do the Three Blind Mice do this kind of thing throughout the book?
6. What does Billie find one night when she goes out to search for her husband when he failed to return from a fishing trip?
7. What does Alex find out about the MP5 when he talks to a supervisor from Heckler & Koch at the sports bar?
8. After John gets shot, why does the situation seem hopeless to Alex?
9. What was life like for Tran Van Luu as a child in Vietnam?
10. Why is it a surprise to Alex and John that Marc Sherman shows up at the cabin the Three Blind Mice share in the woods and what happens to him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the "snake model" as described by Harris? Who is being ridiculed in the description of the "snake model"? Why does this come up in conversation with his partners in the Three Blind Mice?
Essay Topic 2
How do Alex and Nana cope with her impending operation? How has Nana's illness manifested itself throughout the book? When does it become evident that she has to do something about it? How does she react initially? How does she resign herself to the situation?
Essay Topic 3
What is the nature of the first email Alex gets from Foot Soldier? Who is described in the email and what happens to each person? What bearing does the email have on Sergeant Cooper's case? Support your thesis with examples from the book.
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