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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. Who is Teal talking about to when he said "B-12 has gone bad"?
(a) Epstein.
(b) The President.
(c) Eva.
(d) Burnham.

2. In his statement that he starts the news conference with, what earlier event does the President refer to?
(a) The Cuban missile crisis.
(b) Nazi germany.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) The invasion of Nicaragua.

3. What Ancient Greek city does Pym compare the bar to?
(a) Sybaris.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Athens.
(d) Apollonia.

4. Does the President say what happens to Burnham?
(a) He was shot.
(b) He was deported.
(c) He is under investigation.
(d) He says it is nobody's business.

5. At the news conference, where does the President say that you have to keep a secret?
(a) In your head.
(b) At the bottom of your sock drawer.
(c) With your mother.
(d) Between you and God.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls twice while Burnham and the President are talking?

2. When, according to the President, did the soviets call ABC?

3. What does Eva say about Burnham being in love with her?

4. What is Burnham's opinion of what to do about the Honduras?

5. After he speaks with ABC, what does Pym hope that Eva will do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Eva think of Burnham?

3. What does Eva learn about herself after Louise's arrest with Mengele?

4. Describe Burnham's opinion on the Invasion of the Honduras.

5. What does Burnham realize after the ordeal of his first Cabinet meeting?

6. Why will Burnham not turn Eva in after she confessed she was a spy?

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

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

9. What is the topic of the meeting that Burnham attends with the President?

10. How has Hal been an ally to Burnham throughout the story?

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