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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 the occupation of Clark's wife?

2. What does Anrdre think when he sees two children in wheelchairs?

3. Who taps the secure Russian line?

4. What is the name of the company making the supply of Vaccine A?

5. Where does Malloy practice taking off and landing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Popov ask of his employer after the Austrian incident, and how does he respond?

3. What does Popov tell the plumber in the pub?

4. What does Killgore say he is trying to do with his experiments?

5. Why is Skip worried about his daughter, and what does he do for her?

6. What does Clark worry about after the second successful mission?

7. What does Andre do when Rainbow has the lights in the park shut off?

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

9. How does Grady plan to mark his success in the job he was given by Popov?

10. What is the big job given to the Basque terrorists?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Science is a very important tool used by both the good and bad characters in this book. Please cite some of these examples from the book in an essay explaining the pros and cons of the tool of science.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Clark and Chavez are two very similar people, and yet they have some notable and important differences. Using the text to cite support, write a compare/contrast essay about these two characters.

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