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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. Who contacts Lisa about Fisher's death?

2. Where do the two think they find Mrs. Ivanova's Charm School?

3. Who debriefs Sam and Lisa before they are allowed to get Fisher's body?

4. Who does Lisa decide to send her phone call to?

5. Sam's aide ____________ informs Sam that higher-ups in Washington, D.C. have instructed him to report on Sam's activities.

Short Essay Questions

1. At work, what is Lisa working on that gives her a headache?

2. What unsettles Lisa and Sam when they are debriefed by Banks?

3. After they find out at Fisher has died, what must they do?

4. Why does Sam make the trek to Moscow to see Valentine Surikov?

5. When Sam and Bill arrive at the hotel, what do they discover concerning Fisher?

6. What do Sam and Lisa notice about the people in the village?

7. Who is Kay Hoffman and why does she invite Lisa to different activities?

8. Why are Lisa and Sam forced to kill two KGB guards.

9. As Lisa's character is introduced into the story, what does the reader learn about her personal and professional life?

10. As the end of the section, even though Sam and Lisa are being forced out of the country, what do they do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As the Russian "students" learn to be Americans, they are conflicted with whether or not they will remain "Russian."

Are there many reasons for the Russians to stay loyal to a country that does not afford them many rights? Explain why or Why not.

How can the Russian government force its spies to stay loyal to them?

Essay Topic 2

The pilots and POWs held at the Charm School have been there since the Vietnam War. While they know what it is like to be American, because they are American, the longer they are away from the US, the less exposure they have to things in American culture.

Is the "curriculum" used by the Charm School stale or outdated?

How is the Charm School a vacuum of a specific time in American culture?

Essay Topic 3

Because Soviet Russia dictates that people not act for themselves or be creative, would it be easier for American spies to infiltrate Russian society through a Russian Charm School? Why or Why not? Will Russian society be easier to copy because technology, art, culture will change much more slowly?

Then consider, what are the moral implications of creating a charm school.

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