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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 does Dyanna learn from Connie and Dolores?

2. What college is the President's nephew applying for?

3. How does Dyanna find out that Sarah had kicked Burnham out?

4. Where does Eva and Burnham run to?

5. At the news conference, what does the President say Americans have of our own?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Eva say that the President might have really loved Burnham?

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

3. How does Pym know that Teal appreciates the information he has given him?

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

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

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

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

8. Why is Burnham feeling proud after the President's speech on the Honduras situation?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Dyanna's takes her position as Burnham's secretary very seriously.

1) What are Dyanna's personal circumstances?

2) What motivates Dyanna to help Burnham be successful?

3) Do you think Burnham is attracted to Dyanna? Explain using examples from the book.

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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