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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 Mitch purchase for Donatella in Chapter Sixteen before surprising her in her office?
2. What do the President's military advisers think Ben Freidman wants to see the President about in Chapter Seven?
3. Whose funeral does Irene Kennedy attend in the opening scene of Separation of Power?
4. What happens to Donatella in Chapter Twenty-Two as she enters the living room of her apartment?
5. What is Saddam Hussein getting from Park Chow Lee and North Korea in exchange for Iraqi oil?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the photos Irene Kennedy shows the President help verify the accuracy of the information Israel has provided about Saddam Hussein's nuclear weapons?
2. How is Israel's request for America to take care of Saddam Hussein's nuclear weapons essentially blackmail?
3. Why does Donatella feel she owes Ben Freidman her loyalty?
4. Why does Mitch Rapp want to retire from the CIA?
5. Explain the concept of congressional oversight in terms of the intelligence community and why Rudin thinks Irene Kennedy does not support the concept.
6. Explain the connection between Saddam Hussein and white Mercedes sedans and how the Delta Force plans to use this connection in their mission to take out Saddam's nuclear weapons.
7. What does Hank Clark's hiring of Ben Freidman to murder the woman who killed Peter Cameron indicate about Clark's role in Cameron's death?
8. Describe the conspiracy in which Hank Clark wants Jonathan Brown to engage in Chapter Twelve.
9. How does Mitch manage to get away from Anna long enough to meet with Donatella?
10. Why doesn't Mitch want the CIA desk job Irene Kennedy offers him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of double-crossing and sabotage in Separation of Power. Which characters engage in double-crossing and sabotage? What do you think the author is trying to say through his portrayal of this theme in the novel? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss symbolism and metaphor in Separation of Power. Give three examples of symbolism in the plays in this book and discuss what the symbols are used to convey.
Essay Topic 3
In Separation of Power, Anna is an NBC reporter, Senator Rubin goes on Meet the Press and the Today show, Irene Kennedy's appearance at the Senate Committee hearing is televised, and the President appears at a news conference. Discuss the influence of the media in this novel. What do you think the author is trying to say about the role of the media in American politics? Cite at least three examples from the text to support your arguments.
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