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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 instrument does Olga Samaroff play in Chapter 39?

2. How long does Bob grieve at his friend's grave site in Chapter 64?

3. How many other prisoners escape with Churchill in Chapter 47?

4. How many women from her country have been admitted to the Paris Conservatoire before Olga Samaroff?

5. Where do the Texas and Mexican armies meet in Chapter 42?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the irony of a detective's last case in Chapter 48?

2. How is the song of the enemy used as a motivational anthem by Americans in Chapter 62?

3. What are the circumstances that cause a pilot to design an important medical advancement in "An Affair of the Heart"?

4. How does a tragic event influence a politician in Chapter 44?

5. What is the reason that "The Producer" cannot appreciate Rachmaninoff's talent in Chapter 71?

6. How does Lucy's engagement allow Harvey to discuss a president's assassination in Chapter 58?

7. What is the importance of "The Kiss" in Chapter 53?

8. What legend is explained in "Pelorus Jack"?

9. Why are jealousy and a physical abnormality part of Chapter 70?

10. According to Chapter 41, what is a possible reason for "Dracula" to have been written?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the reasons that accidents can lead to significant discoveries as they are described in the book. Include a detailed analysis of the events that unintentionally brought about the origins of things (ex. paper, Masonite, the game of football, the potato chip, etc.) as well as the value of accidental inventions in general.

Essay Topic 2

Lincoln's assassination is a popular topic for Harvey in the book.

1) Explain how Edwin's letter in Chapter 22 is connected to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by coincidence.

2) Analyze the story about Mary, Lincoln's wife, in Chapter 28, and the issue that is discussed in the story.

3) Describe Lucy's engagement in Chapter 58 and how it might have influenced the tragic assassination of President Lincoln.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the lessons that Harvey depicts in the lives of General George Patton and Henry Kissinger in Chapter 21 and Chapter 23. Use examples from both stories to explain the underlying theme that Harvey is delivering and what the reader should learn from them.

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