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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 is Bourne amazed by when he meets the Russian trainees in the American sector?

2. ____________ has disappeared and is assumed to be dead since the KGB came looking for him.

3. What is another code name for David Webb aka Jason Bourne?

4. Who has a free extended stay for all the things he did for David and Marie and their family?

5. Carlos the Jackal knows he is dying, but he feels the death of Jason Bourne will ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the end result or Krupkin in the story?

2. What does the persona of David Webb think about the shootout with Carlos?

3. What is the other name for Carlos the Jackal?

4. What does Carlos believe about the death of Jason Bourne?

5. What is so special about the cemetery that Bourne and Marie drive to?

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

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

8. What does Peter Holland do in response to the report that Jason Bourne is dead?

9. What does Dimitri Sulikov reveal to Bryce Ogilvie when they speak to each other in Chapter 33?

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

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.

Essay Topic 2

It's interesting to see that while Bourne may seem to be a cold-hearted killer at times, he also has trust in others along the way.

Part 1: Who does Bourne trust with the safety of his wife and children? Why should he trust this person? Or shouldn't he?

Part 2: Who does Bourne trust to give him good information about others? Why should he trust this person? Or shouldn't he?

Part 3: Do you think it's ever a good idea to trust anyone in this novel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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