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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 three countries use Khristo's secret services, making him a pawn?

2. What does Robert's friend offer him after they attend the sporting event?

3. Who are killed in the remote mountain village that Khristo feels uneasy about?

4. What is the elaborate plan to steal from Soviets involve taking from their couriers?

5. What precious metal do the couriers have that the head waiter wants?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Khristo afraid of dying in the French prison?

2. What does Khristo learn from Goldman that makes him no longer want to be a spy?

3. How does Khristo maintain his training in Paris?

4. How is life in Paris very different from that of Bulgaria for Khristo?

5. How does Robert get a job with the OSS?

6. Why did Khristo change his name in camp?

7. How does Omaraeff die?

8. How does Robert's team wreck havoc on the Germans?

9. What does Khristo love about his life in Paris?

10. How does Khristo learn about Faye Burns again when he is working in Switzerland?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Furst uses more than one iteration on the motif of life-death-life. Identify at least two motifs about life-death-life in the book. Then cite an example to support each answer.

Essay Topic 2

How is sexuality portrayed? Which characters appear overtly sexual? Which characters are sexually appealing to others and why? What sexual taboos are broken and what issues are raised in relation to sex?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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