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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 type of conditioning does Dr. Yen Lo and his crew of neuropsychiatrists use to create the perfect assassin?

2. What is revealed about Shaw?

3. What happens when Marco sits by a beautiful woman on a train?

4. What does the man do who forced Marco to sign the paper?

5. What enters the Iselin home once they are lawfully wed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the President gives Shaw his medal?

2. Why does Shaw end up in Washington early?

3. What does Raymond think about his boss?

4. How does Raymond end up taking a trip to Europe with his mother?

5. What happens to Marco one night?

6. What is known about Shaw from the beginning of this flashback?

7. What happens between Marco and Shaw, regarding Marco's fight with Chunjin?

8. How does Raymond's life change when Marco moves in?

9. Why does Chunjin arrive at Shaw's office?

10. What is learned about Eleanor in this flashback? How does Raymond feel about this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Raymond is odd.

Part 1) How do you know this? How is he odd? What role does his personality play in his abilities as an assassin?

Part 2) How has his upbringing affected his personality?

Part 3) How does his personality change throughout the story? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Shaw's mother is a dominating character.

Part 1) How is she a dominating character? Why is she so controlling? How does she affect the lives of those around her?

Part 2) When does she lose some of this control? Why? What does this reveal about her?

Part 3) How does her personality play into the hands of the Communists?

Essay Topic 3

Another theme has to do with the love of a good woman.

Part 1) Who are the women in this story? How are they significant?

Part 2) How do these women influence their men? Why are they so influential?

Part 3) Why does the author use this as a theme? Use the text as support.

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