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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 is revealed about Libertad in Part IV, Chapter 30 that is very surprising?
2. In Part IV, Chapter 29, who asks Hunt if they can meet Nardone and he tells them no?
3. What does Hugh discover after checking with his contacts at the Soviet Desk in Part IV, Chapter twenty-one?
4. Where is Castro currently residing in Part Six, Chapter thirty and is doing very favorably there?
5. Whose death from 1968 does Harry discuss happened while at a dinner party?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does Harry report his information to, and how is he serving several masters?
2. How does multiple names serve as one of the larger symbols in "Harlot's Ghost"?
3. In Part Six, Chapters 11 - 20, how do the people in Harry's life start acting strangely?
4. What happens to Chevi after he is arrested and his cover is blown?
5. How does the faulty wiretap scenario in Part V, Chapters 21 - 30 illustrate the problems inherent in serving different interests?
6. What does Fidel Castro talk about in an interview to journalist Jean Daniel?
7. Why doesn't Harry care to become a "Most Special Fellow?"
8. What are two of the dual personalities that appear in Part IV, Chapters 25 - 30?
9. Who are the famous men that Modene has affairs with?
10. How is Harry's recording of the invasion of The Bay of Pigs as a journal rather than letters to Kittredge important as a real breakthrough for them?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Omega VII - Omega XII, the reader is presented with three different versions of the CIA man through Harry, Rosen, and Dix. Examine the three different versions of the CIA man that are represented in "Harlot's Ghost". Who is an agent by birthright? Who has had to transform painfully to become an agent? Who is a bit of a thug but a spy by nature? Compare and contrast these different versions of the CIA man.
Essay Topic 2
Harry tells many stories throughout the action of the main story. Explore the author's use of the literary device story-within-a-story in the novel "Harlot's Ghost". Is the author using stories-within-a-story to parody views of the world? Or is the author using stories-within-a-story to give background about particuliar characters or events? How is this literary device effective in the novel "Harlot's Ghost", or is it effective?
Essay Topic 3
The author gives many details about Harry's background through description and through the use of flashbacks. Explore the use of flashbacks in narrative writing and analyze those used in the novel "Harlot's Ghost". How do the use of flashbacks help to develop the character? Are the flashbacks used in the story important for its development? Would the reader like more flashbacks to learn even more about the characters?
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