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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. When Marie talks to Jason about carrying a gun, he assures her : "I don't shoot at ________."

2. Bryce is stunned by the information he learns because he thought __________ was dead.

3. Carlos plans to create a new ________ in Moscow.

4. Where is Rodchenko sitting when he is congratulating himself for all of his wealth and clandestine dealings?

5. Carlos ends up killing his contact, taking his ___________ and identification papers.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bourne agree to go in order to ensure the loyalty of the Soviet agent he will be working with?

2. What is the aftermath of the Tranquility Inn's role in the events of the story?

3. Describe the characters of Louis and Mario who are at a meeting with a mysterious high ranking official and his wife.

4. What does Bourne recognize Mario to be during the gunfight, which is why he is kept alive?

5. What does Bourne's guide get for him when he is preparing to find out where Carlos is?

6. How does Carlos manage to flee the scene of the shootout?

7. What is in the photo the Charles Casset and Peter Holland are looking at?

8. What does Dominique say she will tell Carlos in order to get him to Moscow where he can be traced more easily?

9. What does Carlos use to recruit people for his own new personal army?

10. What is at the entrance where Carlos got into Novgorod?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The telephone routing machine idea is something that seems to help the CIA finally figure out what's happening with Medusa and who the players are.

Part 1: What is a telephone routing machine and how is it used to the CIA's advantage?

Part 2: What does the CIA learn from using this idea? Cite specific examples of information they learn.

Part 3: Is the CIA caught as they use this idea? If not, why not? Is so, why were they caught?

Essay Topic 2

Marie seems to be a weaker character in this book than one might expect to be with Jason Bourne/David Webb.

Part 1: Describe the character of Marie and her role in the actions which take place in the story.

Part 2: If Marie were smarter than she seems to be during this story, how might her character be able to affect the outcome of the story?

Part 3: What does the author seem to be saying about female characters in this story?

Essay Topic 3

The concept of the American spy has become romanticized in books and in movies, and especially in the character of Jason Bourne.

Part 1: Describe Jason Bourne, the assassin as well as his alter ego.

Part 2: What qualities make Bourne a great assassin and spy? Why?

Part 3: What qualities make Bourne not as good at being an assassin as he could be? Why?

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