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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. What sort of restaurant does Eva take Burnham to?
(a) Balineses
(b) Asian
(c) Vietnamese.
(d) French.

2. How many Percodans has Ivy taken before she went into Burnham's office?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

3. What does the word "Adit" mean?
(a) Mine entrance.
(b) Mime show.
(c) Horse barn.
(d) Guard house.

4. How does Burnham get the door off the locked closet in Epstein's office?
(a) With a screw driver.
(b) With a hammer.
(c) With a knife.
(d) With his belt.

5. What is Pym wishing when he turns away from Eva?
(a) That Eva would be quiet.
(b) That the phone would stop ringing.
(c) That he was a better liar.
(d) That he could drink until he was drunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pym mean when he told Eva the Soviets may dump them?

2. What does Burnham want to do because he felt patriotic?

3. What is the name of the bar Teal wanted to meet in?

4. Where does Eva and Burnham run to?

5. Who is Teal talking about to when he said "B-12 has gone bad"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the topic of the meeting that Burnham attends with the President?

2. How does Eva use her knowledge of Burnham's health issues to her advantage?

3. Describe why Burnham is not fired after that first meeting with the President.

4. What was in the courier bag from Teal that alarmed Pym?

5. Who is the first person Burnham wants to call from his new office?

6. Who is Teal referring to when he speaks of B-12?

7. Describe Burnham's feelings when the President informs him he is to write his memoirs.

8. How does Ivy come to be on the evening news?

9. How does the President explain Burnham to the press?

10. How has Hal been an ally to Burnham throughout the story?

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