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THE DEATH TRUST

Week 1: Brian Reiff - Jobs B and C, Jose Deleon - Job D, Patrick Mcloughlin - Job A

Brian Reiff: Job B So far in The Death Trust by David Rollins, many different characters have been introduced. The protagonist, Major Vincent Cooper, has a very good attitude about everything that he does. He is laid-back and always has a sarcastic comment ready, but when it comes to work, he is all business. His partner in the case, Special Agent Anna Masters, is also a nice person. When we first met her, she was very serious, but recently, she has begun to work well with Vincent. We have also been introduced to General von Koppen and his personal assistant, Sergeant Audrey Fischer. The General is a very boring person, always focused on his work. His PA, however, has been helpful in the case that Cooper and Masters are working on. 

Brian Reiff: Job C We started out our meeting very badly. Patrick was supposed to bring food, but he was absent so we could not eat anything. For the first few minutes of class, we watched everybody eat their food and spill it on the floor. When Mr. Morone told everybody to put away their food, we started to discuss our book. We talked about what characters we have met so far and if we liked them or not. After that, Jose took out his questions and we discussed those too. We both agreed on the answers to all the questions. The main topic that we talked about was Vin Cooper's sarcasm. He uses this form of communication very often throughout the book, or at least through the first fifth. He is very funny and can be annoying at times. Jose and I both really like this character. We also talked about his relationship with the other characters. He gets along very well with Anna Masters, but most of the other characters don't really like him.

Jose Deleon: Questions 1) Do you think Masters looks up to the special agent? 2) Based on what happened so far, what do you think is going to happen? 3) Does special agent Vin Cooper's exaggeration and attention to detail make him a good agent for this job? Why? 4) Do you think the others appreciate Vin Cooper's sarcasm? 5) Do you think they will eventually solve the case?

Week 2: Brian Reiff - Job D, Patrick Mcloughlin - Job B and C, Jose Deleon - Job A Brian Reiff: Job D 1. How much do you think Harmony Scott knows about her husband's death? Harmony Scott probably knows about her husband's death. She probably knows what actually happened to him, if he killed himself or not. 2. Do you think their first impression of Varvara Kadyrov affected the case? Why or why not?  Their first impression of Varvara Kadyrov probably did affect the case. Considering she held a gun up to them, they might have felt intimidated and they might not trust her as much because of that.  3. Who or what do you think Varvara is talking about when she mentions the establishment? She might be talking about an organization of assassins 4. Why do you think the autopsy of Peyton Scott has been covered up?  The autopsy was probably covered up because whoever did it does not want anyone to know how or why Peyton was killed.  5. Why to you think Varvara came to Cooper's apartment that night?  She wanted to apologize for almost shooting him earlier in the day.  Patrick Mcloughlin: Job C On Friday the meeting started out okay when we talked about how we think that the group that we think murdered a person in the book were assassins. We didn't have food but we still had a good time talking when everyone else was eating. My favorite part was trying to figure out a logical way that the guy in the book was murdered, and we all came up with assassins. We didn't get off topic and we picked up information that we missed while reading the book. 

Week 3: Jose Deleon - Job B and C, Patrick Mcloughlin - Job D, Brian Reiff - Job A

Jose Deleon Job C: On Friday we were pretty much on topic about the book, Brian forgot the food, so again we watched other groups enjoy their snacks. We discussed the questions and did pretty well on it. We also discussed the emotions of the book, and we all agreed that it was definitely dark with some light humor on it.  Jose Deleon Job B: There are a lot of emotions in the book, but fear and the feeling of suspense/mystery overrides them all. There has been suspense and mystery from the very beginning, like how Peyton died and no one from Alpha unit knew what happened. Cooper never trusted ranks higher than him, because he feared that they would double-cross him. Everyone was afraid of what was going to happen to them, and they were especially afraid of the Establishment. 

Week 4 Jobs: Patrick - A, Brian - B and C, Jose - D Jose Deleon Job D: 1. Do you think Harmony Scott is telling the whole truth about Peyton?  No because she seemed nervous when he was being interrogated by Vincent.  2. Why do you think Radavok didn't kill Cooper?  He didn't kill him because he thought that someone better might take his place. 3. Based on what happened so far, what do you think the Establishment? A group of assassins that's involved in illegal trades. 4. Do you think Radavok's going to play an important role in the investigation? Yes, because he knows a lot on what happened. 5. Do you think Special Agent Anna Masters death an accident or do you think it was from the Establishments? It was most likely from the assassins because there were no accidental deaths throughout the book. Brian Reiff Job B: There are many themes and images used throughout the book. One of these themes is humor. The protagonist, Major Vincent Cooper, is always saying something funny. Another theme that is used even more during the book is suspense. At the end of every chapter, the author always ends with something big happening. He keeps the reader very interested in the book. The author uses these themes to enhance the overall quality of the book. By using these techniques, he makes the reader incapable of putting the book down. Brian Reiff Job C: For the fourth straight week, there was no food in our group. Hopefully next week we can break the streak and get something good to eat. Anyway, for the first few minutes of class, we watched the other groups eat. When Mr. Morone told everyone to talk about their book, we got down to business. Following the week's assignment, we talked about the themes and images that the author used. We all agreed that the author used a lot of humor, but the book was mostly filled with suspense and mystery.

Week 5 Jobs: Jose Deleon - Job A, Patrick Mcloughlin - Job B and C, Brian Reiff - Job D

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSE!!!

Brian Reiff: Job D 1. Why do you think General Gruyere originally say that Anna Masters was dead? She said this so that no one would know what happened. This way, she would be safe from the people who tried to kill her. 2. Why do you think the Vice President assigned Vincent to the case? He though that Vincent would not be able to solve the case. 3. Why do you think Vincent called what the Establishment was doing a "death trust"? He probably called it this because they faked people's death. In this way, it was sort of ironic. 4. Why was Vincent manipulated into killing the vice president? The Vice President was getting in the way of the Establishment. They killed him so he would not interfere. 5. What do you think about the Establishment? Do you think they were doing the right thing? No, I do not think they were doing the right thing. They were killing people in order to help save the economics of the country, but there are other ways to do it besides war and homicide