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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 is the name of the ship John takes to get to Vietnam in Boxwood Green?

2. What does John use to ride onto land in operation Boxwood Green?

3. What is the name of the sergeant John tells two girls to contact at the police after saving them in Chapter 36?

4. What is the name of the woman John finds with Burt, Phil, and Mike that he releases before killing them?

5. Where does Ritter meet the KGB resident agent?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Henry Tucker find out about Doris going to the police about Pam's death?

2. What does Xantha tell a police officer that picks her up on the street after John released her?

3. How is Doris's body found?

4. How is John's visit with Sandy just before leaving for the Boxwood Green mission described?

5. What is the nature of the conversation between John and Irvin in regard to operation Plastic Flower?

6. How does John plan on getting to land from the USS Ogden during Phase One of Boxwood Green?

7. What is the nature of Henry and Tony's meeting just after Doris's murder?

8. How are John's acts in Phase Three of operation Boxwood Green described?

9. How is Eddie Morello killed?

10. How is Doris's first phone conversation to her father since her rescue described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author offers several examples of imprisonment throughout the book in both literal and figurative senses.

Part 1.) What can we learn about prisoners of war based on the portrayal of Zacharias and Sender Green in the book?

Part 2.) How does the author portray John as being in a prison within his own mind and what impact does this mentality have on his actions towards others?

Part 3.) What is different about the imprisonment faced by Pam and the other women held by Henry Tucker? How is this imprisonment more severe than the others?

Essay Topic 2

The concept of revenge is one that is explored through John's character.

Part 1.)What impact might the death of John's wife have on the way he takes revenge against Pam's killers? Does this make him react more severely than he might have otherwise?

Part 2.) What can we learn about the nature of John's character, namely his tendencies as a soldier, based on his acts of revenge?

Part 3.) What repercussions does John have to face because of his acts of revenge, and why does he appear to not worry about facing them?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the concept of having a routine in regard to John rededicating his daily life to training for battle. What role does routine play in John acquiring the mindset of a soldier?

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