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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. How is the weather described on the evening of the swap in Chapter 42?

2. Where do Volontov and Dominika hand off the yellow canvas pouch to the security man at the airport in Chapter 21?

3. What mountain hovers over Zografos?

4. What does "rybolovnyi krjuchok" translate to in English (368)?

5. What is described as "the Year of the Spy" in Chapter 25 (290)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Nate's new assignment in Chapter 22?

2. What is the secret swap that Dominika performs in Chapter 20?

3. How does the conflict with Matorin play out in Chapter 37?

4. What led to Korchoi's decision to become a double agent?

5. What is the plan for Korchnoi's retirement?

6. How is Jennifer Santini described? How does she die?

7. What happens during the exchange in Chapter 42?

8. What does Putin remark about Athens and Dominika in Chapter 38?

9. What is a canary trap?

10. What leads to the FBI's confrontation with Boucher? What does she do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Ivan “Vanya” Dimitrevich Egorov in the novel. What position does Egorov hold? What motivations drive Egorov in the narrative? How do Egorov's actions drive the novel's plot?

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

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?

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