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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 item is causing the biggest part of the problem?

2. What item does Helder give to Will?

3. What body part does the father lose during the tragic incident?

4. This particular crew member is highly skilled in which area?

5. Who meets Helder upon his return to the camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. What if the pair is captured? What are Helder's special orders regarding Sokolov?

2. What does Helder do after waking up on the houseboat?

3. What is Helder's immediate reaction to the situation? What are Helder's expectations?

4. What is Rule's task at this time? Who is recruited to help Rule and why?

5. What does Rule see in the photograph delivered by Martin?

6. What does Helder find when he returns to his house at Malibu?

7. What is Helder's opinion of the camp? What odd order is given to Helder?

8. What happens when Helder arrives on the Stockholm-Helsinki ferry?

9. What does Majorov tell Helder about his plan to attack Sweden?

10. What happened to Trina while Helder was gone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

On more than one occasion Simon Rule is critical toward Kate. Why? Do you think Simon has a legitimate reason to reprimand Kate? Do you think Kate is out of line with her requests and actions? Do you think the tension between the two is purely work related or do you think that their custody battle over Peter interferes with the work? If their personal lives interfere, how might the issue(s) be resolved? How does the tension affect others in the office?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the relationship between Helder and Trina Ragulin. How does the couple meet? What is Trina's role at the sports complex/training facility? What is Helder's first reaction to Trina? Was Helder merely an assignment for Trina or something more? Explain how the couple becomes involved. What plans are made for the future? Do you think a relationship like Helder and Trina's could ever work? Explain. Explain how the relationship may have affected Helder's work and relationship with Majorov. Also examine Trina's relationship with Majorov. What happens to Helder and Trina in the end?

Essay Topic 3

Ed Rawls seems to start out in the book as a friend of Kate's that has just returned from a tour in Eastern Europe. Examine Ed Rawls' part in the story. How does Rawls become involved in Snowflower? Explain the change in Rawls' role once he returned to the US, what precipitated his work with Majorov, and how Rule reacted when she learned of the betrayal. Why do you think Rawls would work against the agency and his own people? What is the benefit for Rawls? Has Rawls' opinion of Kate changed? What happens to Rawls in the end?

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