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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. At the Charm School, who makes the rules for everyone to follow?

2. Who refuses to work for the Charm School but is allowed to live?

3. How many prisoners are being held at Charm School?

4. When Sam and Lisa are first taken to the Charm School, where are they held?

5. Where does Sam go to meet this person?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can't Sam have the truth serum?

2. Why are cultural exchanges important for employees at the American Embassy? Conversely, why are they important for the Russians?

3. What is interesting about Tim Landis' life at the Charm School?

4. Even though Salerno tries to speak to Sam as a friend, what does Sam think about him?

5. Why does Burov decide to change his tactics while torturing them?

6. Why does Banks warm Sam and Lisa against visiting Fisher's parents?

7. When Sam goes to meet Seth late at night, what information does he learn about the Charm School?

8. What are Lisa and Sam given while at the Charm School?

9. Why do Lisa and Sam become uncomfortable with the Kellums?

10. Who tries to pump Sam for information concerning Fisher and what information does he offer Sam in return?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The pilots and POWs held at the Charm School have been there since the Vietnam War. While they know what it is like to be American, because they are American, the longer they are away from the US, the less exposure they have to things in American culture.

Is the "curriculum" used by the Charm School stale or outdated?

How is the Charm School a vacuum of a specific time in American culture?

Essay Topic 2

Is the Cold War the last time that America came close to being involved with World War III? Explain your thoughts.

How was the Cold War crisis finally avoided? Do you think it was do to the Americans inability to set up a Russian Charm School?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Colonel Burov to Sam. How are the two men extremely alike for their respective governments?

What are the men's reasons for detesting each other, but also secretly liking one another?

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