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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 do Professor Sanchez and his girlfriend think when Wormold appears to warn them?

2. When Wormold is in Jamaica, he is worried that:

3. Who was shot at, supposedly by accident?

4. How does Wormold find Hasselbacher?

5. Beatrice tells Wormold that London:

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Beatrice remember seeing in Hasselbacher's apartment?

2. As they sit down to play, what does Wormold ask Segura to do?

3. What does Wormold recognize in Carter?

4. What information does Wormold learn from Carter?

5. How does Wormold obtain the list of names from Captain Segura?

6. Why does Captain Segura discuss with Wormold?

7. What did they want from Raul?

8. Why does Wormold go to see Hasselbacher after leaving Beatrice?

9. Who sees Wormold and Milly off at the airport?

10. When Wormold returns to his home, what does he tell Beatrice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think that Wormold was creative in his handling of the intelligence reports? Why didn't the experts catch the sketches of the vacuum cleaner parts? Do you think that this kind of situation could really happen?

Essay Topic 2

What is your opinion of the novel? Does it seem probable to you? Would you recommend the book to others? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Wormold is opposed to Captain Segura from the first time he hears about him because of his friendship with Milly. Throughout most of the book, they appear as adversaries. In the overall context of the novel, was Segura helping Wormold or was he hurting him? Does your answer change when you consider that Segura knew of a the trouble that Wormold was in?

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