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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. How long is the building where the planes are being kept?
2. Kate notices that the men are on a beach covered with what kind of rocks?
3. What secret is still being kept from Helder and the other men?
4. What type of vehicle is being driven by the two men?
5. Where is the agency's home base?
Short Essay Questions
1. What causes things to go awry in the sub?
2. Helder and Sokolov begin their first test mission. What are Helder's objections to Sokolov's presence?
3. What happened to Trina while Helder was gone?
4. Explain Rule's hesitation about going to Nixon for help.
5. Discuss what Rule learns from Malakhov regarding Majorov.
6. Explain Oskarsson's condition when he is released from the hospital. What happens next?
7. What creates further suspicion in Helder?
8. Discuss Rule's dinner with Rawls. Explain Rawls' involvement with Majorov.
9. What if the pair is captured? What are Helder's special orders regarding Sokolov?
10. What details of the secret mission are finally revealed to Helder?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Woods is a master at using foreshadowing to hint at various key pieces of information. Use at least five examples of foreshadowing in the story and explain why each is important. How else could Woods reveal the pertinent information if he did not use the foreshadowing technique?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the relationship between Rule and Lee. How did the couple meet? When did they meet? What was the first impression garnered by each? Were the first impressions correct? Is the Majorov investigation the first mission the couple worked together? What did it entail? What was the outcome? As time went on did the personal and professional relationship improve or disintegrate? Explain. Also explain why Rule is eager to keep her relationship with Lee a secret, at least from Simon. What might happen if people knew about the relationship? Would it affect the careers of Rule and/or Lee? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
Ed Rawls seems to start out in the book as a friend of Kate's that has just returned from a tour in Eastern Europe. Examine Ed Rawls' part in the story. How does Rawls become involved in Snowflower? Explain the change in Rawls' role once he returned to the US, what precipitated his work with Majorov, and how Rule reacted when she learned of the betrayal. Why do you think Rawls would work against the agency and his own people? What is the benefit for Rawls? Has Rawls' opinion of Kate changed? What happens to Rawls in the end?
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