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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What college is the President's nephew applying for?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Yale.
(c) Amherst.
(d) Harvard.

2. What sort of restaurant does Eva take Burnham to?
(a) Asian
(b) French.
(c) Vietnamese.
(d) Balineses

3. What Japanese film does Burnham refer to when speaking with Toddy?
(a) Shogun.
(b) Rashomon.
(c) Hiroshima.
(d) Godzilla.

4. After he speaks with ABC, what does Pym hope that Eva will do?
(a) Turn herself in to the FBI.
(b) Run.
(c) Marry Burnham.
(d) Kill Burnham.

5. How does Burnham get Toddy to speak with him?
(a) By quoting the plaque on the powder room door.
(b) By threatening to call in the Navy Seals.
(c) By letting Toddy know he disliked the President, too.
(d) By pretending to be Fidel Castro.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Dyanna plays the tape for him, why is Burnham not pleased with himself?

2. Once he gets started, what does the President open the news conference with?

3. Does the President say what happens to Burnham?

4. What does Eva want to do once she got home?

5. What sort of meal is Pym preparing as he speaks with Eva?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Pym relieved about when he called Teal?

2. What gives Burnham the courage to tell Eva he has put her under investigation by the FBI?

3. Describe why Burnham is not fired after that first meeting with the President.

4. How does the President explain Burnham to the press?

5. How does Burnham's distraction with his personal life work to Ivy's advantage?

6. Considering the development of Burnham's relationship to the President throughout the book, how has Burnham influenced American Foreign Policy?

7. What occurs in Chapter 8 that lets us know that Burnham is definitely "in" with the President?

8. What was in the courier bag from Teal that alarmed Pym?

9. What does Dyanna find out at lunch with Connie and Dolores?

10. What is Burnham's ironic thought about Sarah after he solves the crisis with Toddy?

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