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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 had Light Colonel Clip Dixon done to get demoted?

2. What does Burnham find out about the pasha of Banda?

3. What is Mr Renfro's last comment to Burnham?

4. Why is Mr. Pym interested in Ivy?

5. What does Ivy bring Mr Pym?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the difference between working in the West Wing of the White House and the East Office Building.

2. Describe Timothy Burnham's job.

3. Who is Sonja?

4. What is the President in the process of doing to Burnham before he suddenly has a change of heart?

5. How much does Eva know about her father's espionage career?

6. Describe the economic situation in the Soviet Union during the war.

7. Which faction of the political spectrum is Derry leaning towards?

8. What is Burnham's health like?

9. What motivates Pym to seek out the Nazi group?

10. What discovery enables the pasha of Banda to finance his sadistic regime?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Timothy Burnham's wife, Sarah, believes he is an unprincipled man.

Part 1) Would you agree with this opinion of Burnham?

Part 2) Why or why not? Provide some examples from the text supporting your point of view.

Part 3) Did your opinion of Burnham change as the book progressed? Explain, using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

What does the President mean at the press conference when he jokes about wishing he could put the First Amendment on hold?

1) What is happening when the President jokes about this?

2) Who is the President speaking to when he makes this joke?

3) From what you know about the President, was there any truth in this statement?

Essay Topic 3

Burnham always seems to be in the right place at the right time. Through a series of semi-comical events, his career as a speech writer causes him to become the President's right hand man.

Part 1) What role does Dyanna play in Burnham's success and what is she motivated by?

Part 2) Is Burnham interested in being so close to the President and does this change in the course of the book?

Part 3) Who is Burnham's favorite author and how does this influence his advice to the President?

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