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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. Where does Congressman Albert Rudin meet Hank Clark in Chapter Eight?
2. How does Rudin feel about the CIA?
3. Who is Mitch flying to Milan to meet?
4. When Mitch tracks down the person who tried to have him killed in Germany, what does he find?
5. When Steveken visits Rudin's office, why does Rudin lead him out of the office to meet at a nearby coffee shop instead?
Short Essay Questions
1. What plan does Colonel Gray suggest to the President to increase the odds of the Delta Force's plan working?
2. Explain the concept of congressional oversight in terms of the intelligence community and why Rudin thinks Irene Kennedy does not support the concept.
3. What does the way Donatella greets Mitch in Chapter Sixteen indicate about her feelings for Mitch?
4. What happens to Mitch in Germany when he goes to assassinate Count Hagenmiller?
5. In Chapter Seven, why does President Hayes instruct his advisers not to give Ben Freidman warm greetings?
6. What problems does Senator Hank Clark's current marriage have, and how does Clark intend to resolve these problems?
7. What does Irene Kennedy's knowledge about the woman in the tape she plays for Mitch in Chapter Four indicate about her?
8. Describe the coded messages Mitch uses with Donatella in Chapter Twenty-One.
9. Why does Donatella feel she owes Ben Freidman her loyalty?
10. How is Israel's request for America to take care of Saddam Hussein's nuclear weapons essentially blackmail?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Mitch's relationship with Anna and his relationship with Donatella. Is there any evidence in the story that Mitch still has romantic feelings for Donatella or that Donatella still has romantic feelings for him? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Separation of Power contains a number of instances of foreshadowing. Cite three examples of foreshadowing in the novel and how this technique is used to indicate events to come.
Essay Topic 3
Separation of Power contains a number of instances of irony. Cite at least three examples of irony in the novel and and discuss what you think the author intends to convey with each example.
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