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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 mountain hovers over Zografos?

2. What does "bratok" translate to in English (437)?

3. How is the weather described on the evening of the swap in Chapter 42?

4. What disguise does Forsyth wear when he comes to see Dominika and Nate in the safe house in Chapter 37?

5. What recipe concludes Chapter Chapter 34?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens as a result of the FBI's actions in Chapter 20?

2. How does dramatic irony come into play in Chapter 36?

3. How is the apartment of Jennifer Santini described?

4. What is errant about the FBI's charge into the hotel in Chapter 20? Why?

5. What is the secret swap that Dominika performs in Chapter 20?

6. What happens during the exchange in Chapter 42?

7. Where is Electric Boat Works and why does Nate visit there?

8. What exchange is to take place in Chapter 40? Where is the exchange to occur?

9. What is a canary trap?

10. What is revealed about Zyuganov's character in Chapter 30?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motivations and actions of SWAN and Jennifer Santini in the novel. For whom do these characters work? What information are each of them passing to the Russians? What becomes of each of these characters?

Essay Topic 2

Author Jason Matthews, who is a former CIA agent himself, includes a great deal of spy jargon and explanations of tradecraft in Red Sparrow. Discuss some of these tradecraft maneuvers and how they play out. What is a canary trap? What is a fishhook? What is an SDR?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the different ways that author Jason Matthews employs irony in the novel. How is dramatic irony employed, and why is the narrative style of the novel important for this type of irony to occur? What situational irony is depicted? What are examples of verbal irony? What purpose does each example serve?

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