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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. Where has Marta spent her evening when she arrives home in Chapter 15?

2. What does the narrator translate the word "izmena" to in English in Chapter 12 (168)?

3. What information is related to Dominika in the white envelope she finds in her in-box at her desk in Chapter 9?

4. Where does Dominika look for Nate on National Day in Chapter 10?

5. Who is the CIA's chief of station that lectures Nate in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information is established regarding MARBLE in Chapter 1?

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

3. What exchange has been arranged in Chapter 19?

4. What is an SDR and what is its purpose?

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

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

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

8. Who are ARCHIE and VERONICA?

9. What is the Kon Institute and how does Dominika feel about attending there?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's use of symbolism in Red Sparrow. What are some of the recurring symbols that appear throughout the narrative? What does each symbol represent? How do these symbols connect to the novel's themes?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Sergey Matorin in Red Sparrow. What is Satorin's role in the plot of the novel? For whom does Satorin work? What are the impacts of Satorin's actions in the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

As a spy novel, author Jason Matthews makes a variety of uses of foreshadowing and red herrings. Describe examples of each and their effect. What events in the climax of the novel are foreshadowed? What red herrings led you astray in the reading? How?

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