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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 name does Prefontaigne use when he thinks someone else is there to kill him?

2. What did all of the Medusa members have tattooed on their arms?

3. Who does Bourne recognize as someone who let down the Saigon Medusa unit?

4. What do the security guards help Bourne do in order to get into the compound?

5. Where is the ominous blood red name of Jason Bourne written during the murder or General Teagarten?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Law professor's wife see in the room when she pushes her husband's office door open a crack?

2. How did the sergeant let down the Saigon Medusa organization, as Bourne recalls?

3. How is Bourne warned that the Jackal knows exactly where he is?

4. What does Bourne do in order to make his clothing seem as though it's not new?

5. Describe the identity of the nun whom Jason Bourne recognizes in the alley.

6. Why Does Dr. Ivan Jax tell Bourne to lock and to seal the room containing the body of General Swayne?

7. Why does Bernadine remember who Marie is as Bourne is trying to find out where she might be in France?

8. What does Fontaigne suggest Bourne do in regards to the situation with Carlos the Jackal?

9. What is the code name for the secret organization, Medusa?

10. What does Bourne find out about Medusa when he goes to visit with Albert Armbruster?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While the female characters seem to be weaker than the male characters in this story, Marie has moments of being a little less timid than she seems.

Part 1: Why does Marie decide to go to Paris to see her husband?

Part 2: How does Marie get into France without being detected? Why do you think she was successful?

Part 3: What do Marie's actions say about her state of mind and her understanding of her husband's work?

Essay Topic 2

In the world of spies and assassins, double crosses seem to be par for the course and all in a day's work.

Part 1: Describe one instance in which Jason Bourne was double-crossed.

Part 2: Describe another incident in which another character in the story was double-crossed.

Part 3: How can someone ever prevent someone else from double-crossing them?

Essay Topic 3

Exotic locales are standard in spy stories, especially in the Bourne series.

Part 1: Describe the Paris action which takes place in the story. Why did they do to Paris in the first place?

Part 2: Why did Bourne and the rest of the characters end up going to Moscow?

Part 3: Describe the island setting and why the characters went there in the beginning of the story.

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