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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 English meaning of the Russian word "koshmar" (206)?

2. What is the Executive Action Department of the SVR referred to as in Chapter 4?

3. What code name has Dominika been given by headquarters in Chapter 12?

4. What is used to kill Marta in Chapter 15?

5. Where does Nate meet Dominika as she gets off the No. 4 trolley to take her to her first safe-house meeting as an agent in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dominika say she wants to do in the future during her meeting with Uncle Vanya in Chapter 5? What is his response?

2. What prompts Dominika to confront Nate and to confess her situation in Chapter 16?

3. What ended Dominika's ballet career? How did it affect her?

4. How does Simyonov thwart Dominika's mission with Delon?

5. How is the training at Sparrow School described?

6. Who is Marta Yelenova and how is she described?

7. What is synesthesia and how does it factor into Red Sparrow?

8. What are Dominika's first perceptions of Korchnoi?

9. What conflict emerges between the CIA and FBI in Chapter 19?

10. Who is Sergey Matorin and how is he described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Dominika's experiences at the Sparrow School. What is the focus of this institution? How many students attend with Dominika? What do the lessons consist of?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the structure of the SVR. How is the hierarchy of the organization described? What characters hold the most prominence in the SVR? What rivalries within the agency are explored?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Dominka Egorova in Red Sparrow. What are Dominika's objectives in the novel? What obstacles does she face? How does she overcome those obstacles? How does Dominika's character evolve in the story?

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