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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. Why is Burnham getting "Q" Clearance?

2. The toaster and the coffee maker in the kitchen are from which foreign countries?

3. Who's personal chef has Dickinson been?

4. When he meets him at the Mess, what does Cobb have to tell Burnham about?

5. Who does the fellow who claimed to have an appointment with the President, take his orders from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What manner of relationship does Ivy have with Mr. Pym?

2. Why has Epstein turned down the job he was originally offered by the President who was then still a Senator?

3. What is Pym's intention in giving Ivy the Percodan?

4. What decision does Pym make at he end of Chapter 6?

5. What confuses Burnham about his "Q" status?

6. What is Sarah's opinion of Burnham's job?

7. Does Burnham want "Q" clearance?

8. What sort of gift does Ivy plan to bring Mr. Pym?

9. Describe the difference between working in the West Wing of the White House and the East Office Building.

10. What motivates Pym to seek out the Nazi group?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eva had a colorful political life in her younger years, ending with her eventually being arrested for intending to blow up the Glen Canyon Dam.

1) How does this effect Eva's relationship to Pym?

2) Do Eva and Burnham have anything in common politically? Cite examples from the book.

3) What do you think Eva will do when she doesn't have to be a spy anymore?

Essay Topic 2

Burnham always seems to be in the right place at the right time. Through a series of semi-comical events, his career as a speech writer causes him to become the President's right hand man.

Part 1) What role does Dyanna play in Burnham's success and what is she motivated by?

Part 2) Is Burnham interested in being so close to the President and does this change in the course of the book?

Part 3) Who is Burnham's favorite author and how does this influence his advice to the President?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the animosity between the NSC and the CIA.

1) How does this compromise the President's safety?

2) How does this help Burnham with his relationship with the President?

3) What is the truth about the pasha of Banda?

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