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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 John Brightling want to be known as?

2. Where does Popov tell Brightling he has always wanted to visit?

3. Where does Popov dream of retiring to?

4. Who are the terrorists supposed to attack at the CSF family day?

5. What does Brightling suggests doing when he hears Rainbow could be a threat to his program?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Popov find out that Clark's daughter worked at the Hereford hospital?

2. How does Andre die?

3. What is the agreement between Switzerland and Rainbow?

4. Why is the plane re-routed at the beginning of the book?

5. Why does Carol avoid her ex-husband at a banquet?

6. What is Brightling's secondary group of researchers supposed to do?

7. Why did Foster retire when he did?

8. What does Brightling tell Popov and Henricksen about Rainbow?

9. What does Popov notice when he reviews the tapes of the two situations he helped instigate?

10. Who is Ivan Kirilenko, and how does Popov know him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power and greed are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 2

Honor is something that many of the main characters were striving for in this book. Who is most affected by this pursuit, and how does it change the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Diversity is a major theme in this play as many different life-styles and ranks in society are involved. How is this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author felt it was so important?

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