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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 does Raymond commit this killing?

2. Why does Raymond like his boss?

3. What does Iselin become?

4. Who is O'Neil?

5. Where does Shaw's mother shove Senator Johnny Iselin, Raymond's hated stepfather, for a photo op?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do others not like Iselin?

2. What does Marco tell Rosie?

3. When and how does Raymond first meet Jocelyn?

4. How does the chapter begin?

5. How do Marco and Chunjin get into a fight?

6. How does Marco meet Rosie?

7. Why does Chunjin arrive at Shaw's office?

8. What happens to Marco one night?

9. What is known about Shaw from the beginning of this flashback?

10. What does Senator John Iselin proclaim?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shaw's mother is a dominating character.

Part 1) How is she a dominating character? Why is she so controlling? How does she affect the lives of those around her?

Part 2) When does she lose some of this control? Why? What does this reveal about her?

Part 3) How does her personality play into the hands of the Communists?

Essay Topic 2

Shaw is being investigated.

Part 1) Why is he investigated? Who investigates him? How does Shaw feel about this investigation? Why?

Part 2) How does this investigation affect his life? How does it affect the Communists who have programmed him? Why?

Part 3) How does this investigation help or hurt Shaw? Why?

Essay Topic 3

One of the central themes is the idea of man as machine

Part 1) How is man a machine in this story?

Part 2) What are the author's thoughts about this theme, based on this novel?

Part 3) How does this theme relate to real life and life today? Use the text to support your response.

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