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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 is Dr. Panov taken after his captivity and eventual escape?

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

3. Where is most of the work now done at the CIA, as opposed to how it was done during Conklin's time?

4. What is the name of the bar Bourne goes to as he heard about this bar from Fontaigne before he was killed?

5. Where is David met by a CIA agent who takes him to the hiding place of Alex?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bourne warn Alex he will do if things don't go his way?

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

3. What does Marie Webb find out from the international news coverage?

4. In whom does Bourne place his trust to keep Bourne's wife and two children safe from harm?

5. How is Bourne saved from a trap at the street where the telephone number has revealed the address?

6. Why has Morris Panov probably told his captors more than he would have liked to have told them?

7. Where is Marie staying, although Bourne and the others are unable to find her in France?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

The concept of an assassin is one that we also see in movies and in books, with this person being completely evil and heartless. But in this book, Bourne is an assassin too, though it seems because he is fighting for the 'right' side, he is not as evil as his actions might condemn him to be.

Part 1: Describe the character of Carlos the Jackal, the assassin.

Part 2: In what ways are Bourne and Carlos similar in the ways they fight those who are not 'with' them?

Part 3: In what ways are Bourne and Carlos different in relation to their ideas about killing.

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