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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 does Mallory want to add to the practice routines?

2. What does Anrdre think when he sees two children in wheelchairs?

3. How does Popov know the people Brightling wants to hire will accept the deal to take down Rainbow?

4. Who does Popov want Grady to use as bait for Rainbow?

5. Where is the first hostage situation Rainbow is called in to help with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the big job given to the Basque terrorists?

2. Why is Skip worried about his daughter, and what does he do for her?

3. Why does Carol avoid her ex-husband at a banquet?

4. What do the captured homeless men find when they first wake up?

5. Who is Ivan Kirilenko, and how does Popov know him?

6. What does Popov notice when he reviews the tapes of the two situations he helped instigate?

7. What does Brightling say when Popov talks about wanting to visit Yellowstone?

8. What does Clark worry about after the second successful mission?

9. How does Popov find out that Clark's daughter worked at the Hereford hospital?

10. How does Popov's employer react to the failed terrorist attempt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

Nature is a very important symbol of this book as presented by Brightling's company. How does this central theme of nature change the tone of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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