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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. Noonan orders a device that does what to cellphones?

2. What does Killgore want to be the dominant role in the Earth?

3. What does Mallory want to add to the practice routines?

4. Who does Brightling plan to use to bring down Rainbow?

5. Besides the one in Kansas, where is the second vaccine warehouse located?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Mary is given an inhibition reducer?

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

3. What is the agreement between Switzerland and Rainbow?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Connelly act after securing Ostermann's house?

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

10. What does Popov say about the IRA terrorists?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the extremist beliefs discussed in this book, and how do their presence alter the plot?

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

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.

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