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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. Why does Dyanna not like Eva?
(a) The office seemed crowded when Eva was around.
(b) She was jealous of Eva.
(c) She saw Eva as a destabilizing influence on Burnham.
(d) Eva was a better cook.

2. What is the last item on the table from the envelope Teal had sent to Pym?
(a) One hundred hundred dollar bills.
(b) Pills.
(c) A fountain pen that shot needles.
(d) A pair of reading glasses.

3. What music piece inspires Burnham's idea about what to do?
(a) Ravel's "Bolero".
(b) Mozart's" Requiem. "
(c) Michael Jackson's "Thriller."
(d) Bruce Springstien's " Born to Run."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the President like about Burnham's suggestion on the invasion?

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

3. Where has the President placed a chair for Burnham at the Cabinet meeting?

4. What Ancient Greek city does Pym compare the bar to?

5. Why does Ivy think her leg had stopped hurting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the first person Burnham wants to call from his new office?

2. What does Eva think of Burnham?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Eva use her knowledge of Burnham's health issues to her advantage?

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

9. What does Burnham do after he steals the tapes he needs to blackmail Epstein?

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

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