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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 are the names of Dominika Egorova's parents?

2. What recipe concludes Chapter 18?

3. Where does Nate hide out after almost being hit by the car in Chapter 1?

4. What recipe concludes Chapter 17?

5. What does the word "razdelenie" translate to in English (216)?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dominika feel about the target Simon Delon? Why?

2. What is the motivation behind Dominika's revealing her position at the SVR to Nate?

3. Why is Marta killed?

4. What are considered as different incentives for Dominika to become a double agent? What incentive is the one that works?

5. Who is Tom Forsyth? How is he described when introduced in Chapter 7?

6. Who kills Marta? How?

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

8. How is Anya described? What happens to her character?

9. How is Dominika's meeting with the CIA Director described in Chapter 18?

10. How is the training at Sparrow School described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define and discuss synesthesia and its depiction in Red Sparrow. What is a synesthete? How does synesthesia manifest in Dominika's character? In what ways does it benefit her?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the political relationship between the United States and Russia as depicted in Red Sparrow. How does the author characterize Putin? Why do you think the author does not depict a specific American leader? How valid are the author's depictions regarding this relationship?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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