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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 preservation factor worked in the government's favor?

2. Who rescued Loren?

3. What is a cottage called in Russian?

4. What habit did the Presidential stand-in have that the President does not?

5. How many dead bodies were on board the Eagle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is described in Chapter 25?

2. Why did the Russians monitor people who were working closely for them in America?

3. What was Suvoyov insinuating when he mentioned to Loren that they could 'negotiate' her return to Moscow?

4. What is the difference between Lugovoy and Suvorov's opinions regarding Madam Bougainville's 'hospitality'?

5. What was it that alerted the Bougainvilles to Pitt's presence so close?

6. What is Hemlock the most well known for? How was the Hemlock administered to the victims?

7. What are the two options for the Bougainville shipping company in regard to Vice President Margolin?

8. How did it become obvious that Suvorov was acting under what he thought was the best interests of the Soviet government?

9. What alerts Mangyai to the imminent Russian plot?

10. Why did Pitt order the four people into the shower?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the plot of the novel. Could it have been improved and how or why not? What specific elements did you like or dislike, and why?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the advanced school of thought regarding the biotechnology that is used in this book. Is it realistic technology, or purely a product of fiction? What kinds of things have come to light in the increased knowledge of bio tech that has lead you to your conclusion?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Dirk and Loren's relationship. Why do you think he went after her so many times, and yet was still asking Ms. Mendoza out for dinner? What kind of relationship do Dirk and Loren have? What adds friction to this relationship, and what do you think brings them closer together?

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