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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 ride does the long rifleman hide on in the amusement park?

2. What does Killgore want to be the dominant role in the Earth?

3. How many people will be housed at the Kansas facility?

4. How long does Grady say he will need to do the job Popov has requested?

5. Where is Popov when he hears people in London talking about Rainbow?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the hostage situation, how are the terrorists taken out?

2. Why does Rainbow pose such a big threat to John Brightling?

3. How does Andre die?

4. Why is the fog system at the Olympics so important?

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

6. Why did Foster retire when he did?

7. What does Grady want in addition to the money from Popov and why?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power and greed are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Tom Clancy have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

Science is a very important tool used by both the good and bad characters in this book. Please cite some of these examples from the book in an essay explaining the pros and cons of the tool of science.

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