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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 is Fydor Michaelovitch Pinsky's prized commodity in the Soviet Union during the war?

2. What does the Majority Leader of the United States Senate say about the President's choice for the Vice President?

3. After he confronts Epstein in the Mess, why does Burnham feel terrific?

4. What city does Pinsky jump ship in?

5. How does Ivy know she has "struck the mother lode" when she enters the office?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Timothy Burnham's job.

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

3. What is Burnham's health like?

4. How much does Eva know about her father's espionage career?

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

6. What discovery enables the pasha of Banda to finance his sadistic regime?

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

8. Describe Ivy's understanding of Pym.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think that Burnham has control over events in his life? What and how?

1) Has Burnham planned his career as a Presidential speech writer?

2) Does Burnham have any influence over Sarah and his children?

3) Does Burnham intentionally earn the Presidents respect? How? Explain using examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Timothy Burnham's wife, Sarah, believes he is an unprincipled man.

Part 1) Would you agree with this opinion of Burnham?

Part 2) Why or why not? Provide some examples from the text supporting your point of view.

Part 3) Did your opinion of Burnham change as the book progressed? Explain, using examples from the book.

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