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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Irene respond to the majority of the questions from the Senate Committee in Chapter Forty-One?
(a) She bursts into tears and begs the Committee's forgiveness.
(b) She says she can't answer for reasons of national security.
(c) She answers them briefly.
(d) She denies all accusations.

2. What job promised to Brown is being given to another?
(a) Attorney General.
(b) Supreme Court Justice.
(c) Secretary of State.
(d) Director of the CIA.

3. Why does the President summon Anna into his office at the beginning of Chapter Forty-Six?
(a) To tell her Mitch was taken captive during the mission.
(b) To tell her about Mitch's top-secret mission.
(c) To give her an exclusive interview.
(d) To offer her a job as White House press secretary.

4. At the beginning of Chapter Twenty-Eight, what kind of dog is Jonathan Brown walking through the park?
(a) A collie.
(b) A poodle.
(c) A beagle.
(d) A German shepherd.

5. What does Kennedy suggest the President ask the FBI to do about Rudin?
(a) Arrest him.
(b) Break into his house and take back the file he has.
(c) File false criminal charges against him.
(d) Put him under twenty-four hour a day surveillance.

6. When Mitch returns home from Baghdad after the Orion Team's successful mission, who tries to bring up the subject of Anna with him?
(a) Irene Kennedy.
(b) General Flood
(c) President Hayes.
(d) Colonel Gray.

7. What does Brown give Steveken at the end of Chapter Thirty-Two to give to Congressman Rudin?
(a) A videotape.
(b) A sealed envelope.
(c) A CD.
(d) A photo.

8. Who calls Hank Clark to tell him about the imminent U.S. bombing of Iraq?
(a) Albert Rudin.
(b) Ben Freidman.
(c) Irene Kennedy.
(d) President Hayes.

9. In Chapter Twenty-Nine, who does Irene Kennedy assign to guard Donatella in America?
(a) Three Navy SEALS.
(b) Ben Freidman.
(c) Mitch.
(d) Rudin.

10. How does Hank Clark kill Rudin?
(a) He poisons him.
(b) He throws him out the window.
(c) He shoots him.
(d) He stabs him.

11. When Mitch introduces himself to Hank Clark at the bar, what secret of Clark's does he say he knows?
(a) That Clark killed Rudin.
(b) That Clark wants to be the next President.
(c) That Clark gave Brown the file on Kennedy for Rudin.
(d) That Clark paid Freidman to kill Donatella.

12. How many Mercedes sedans has Colonel Gray obtained for the Baghdad mission?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Eight.
(d) Two.

13. What factor helps keep the Orion Team's Baghdad mission a secret?
(a) The media is focused on Rudin's accusations about the CIA.
(b) Anna, an NBC reporter, keeps the other reporters at bay.
(c) The media is focused on a big earthquake.
(d) The attack occurs at night.

14. By whom does Irene Kennedy tell the President the Orion Team was legalized?
(a) John Stansfield, the former CIA Director.
(b) Congress.
(c) Irene Kennedy.
(d) The President.

15. What is Ben Freidman's formula for telling the most believable story whenever he has to lie?
(a) Always look very emotional when telling the story.
(b) Always be apologetic.
(c) Always claim it was an accident.
(d) Always mix fact with fiction.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who approaches Anna while she dines alone at Leo's in Milan?

2. At the beginning of Chapter Thirty-Four, what does Mitch think will happen if he and Anna are meant to be together?

3. Why isn't Hank Clark as shocked as he pretends to be by the news that Irene Kennedy has been running illegal operations in the Middle East?

4. Why does Anna break up with Mitch at the end of Chapter Twenty-Seven?

5. Why does the President tell Colonel Gray it may be difficult to get Iron Man for the Baghdad mission?

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