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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. Why was Eva in Jail?

2. Who are the two people Ivy sees in the corridor?

3. What sort of meeting does Pym meet Louise at?

4. How does Sarah demonstrate that she is serious about one of them leaving?

5. Why dos Eva record the taxi's license number?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Pym choose catering as a business?

2. Does Burnham want "Q" clearance?

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

4. Why is Ivy so driven to get Jerome his diploma?

5. What is Sarah's opinion of Burnham's job?

6. Why is there more status in not wearing a White House pass?

7. What does Christopher say about Burnham and Sarah?

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

9. What does Renfro not have a sense of humor about?

10. What confuses Burnham about his "Q" status?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of Mengele's and Louise's arrest?

1) What does this mean for Pym?

2) What does this mean for Eva?

3) Does this event affect the espionage activities? Explain using examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Pym's espionage career made him resourceful and ruthless. He had, however, some moments throughout the story that showed him to be emotional and in the end, he chose rebellion rather than compliance.

Part 1) Describe Pyms life as a young man in the Soviet Union.

Part 2) Describe how Pym built up his identity as an American.

Part 3) What is Pym"s attitude towards Eva? Explain, using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

When Burnham understands that the ship in the harbor in Havana was the Bilitis, he asks for an hour to get the situation under control.

1) How does he know he can handle this situation?

2) What do you think his motivations are? Does this have anything to do with wanting to defy Epstein?

3) What, in your opinion, is the significance of Toddy being a transsexual?

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