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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Irwin Mann have to flee?
(a) When his unit is ambushed.
(b) When federal agents come to his home.
(c) When Nazis come to his home.
(d) When the resistance fails.

2. What is the outcome of the case Ray Johnson takes for Pedro Gutierrez?
(a) $70 million settlement.
(b) No settlement.
(c) $7 million settlement.
(d) $500,000 settlement.

3. How old is Ray Johnson in Chapter Two?
(a) Eighth grade.
(b) Second grade.
(c) Tenth grade.
(d) Twelfth grade.

4. Who do the federal agents find?
(a) One judge.
(b) A woman.
(c) A family.
(d) Two brothers.

5. What comes into focus as the narrative moves closer to World War II?
(a) Persecution of Native Americans.
(b) Persecution of Jews.
(c) Harassment of Southern blacks.
(d) Government overreach.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Ray Johnson graduating from in 1959?

2. What theme runs through the first chapter?

3. When does the period Ross covers in 'Unintended Consequences' begin?

4. How did Max Collins escape after the wreck?

5. How did this blow affect Henry Bowman?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does John Ross turn our focus to guns in World War II?

2. What happens to Irwin Mann in Poland?

3. Who is Max Collins?

4. What is the allegory of Nazi Germany for American readers?

5. What happened to Rosa Gutierrez?

6. What does Ray Johnson do after finishing his graduate degree?

7. Who is Ray Johnson?

8. Who is Walter Bowman?

9. What had Ray Johnson just finished when we see him in 1959?

10. What is Henry Bowman fascinated with when we meet him in 1959?

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