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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 concerns the public?

2. When does Johnny begin to struggle?

3. The next day, what does the FBI do to Marco?

4. What does Raymond's mother do for Iselin?

5. About what does Marco tell Rosie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the President gives Shaw his medal?

2. What does Raymond's mother do when she finds out about her son's relationship with Jocie?

3. When and how does Raymond first meet Jocelyn?

4. What happens to the American soldiers during this mission?

5. What happens to Marco one night?

6. How does Rosie want to help Marco?

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

8. What will Raymond Shaw be receiving?

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

10. How does Raymond end up taking a trip to Europe with his mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Raymond is in love with Jocie.

Part 1) Who is Jocie? How did they meet? How did he fall in love with her?

Part 2) How does their earlier relationship assist Marco? What does this earlier relationship reveal about the changes in Raymond?

Part 3) What is the correlation between Raymond's relationship with Jocie and the theme of the love of a good woman?

Essay Topic 2

Raymond is odd.

Part 1) How do you know this? How is he odd? What role does his personality play in his abilities as an assassin?

Part 2) How has his upbringing affected his personality?

Part 3) How does his personality change throughout the story? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Several flashbacks take place.

Part 1) Describe these flashbacks. What purpose do they serve?

Part 2) How does the reader learn about the various characters from these flashbacks?

Part 3) Do these flashbacks enhance the story? Why or why not?

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