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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 code name does MARBLE use when describing the Russian mole within the American government in Chapter 23?

2. What does "bratskaya mogila" mean in English (424)?

3. Who tells Nate that Dominika did not knowingly betray Korchnoi in Chapter 40?

4. In what department does Santini work at the Electric Boat Shipyard?

5. Where did Mel Filippo lead her blinded agent from by the hand, according to the narrator in Chapter 33?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What exchange is to take place in Chapter 40? Where is the exchange to occur?

5. What is a canary trap?

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

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

8. What information does the reader learn from Egorov's meeting with Putin in Chapter 26?

9. How does dramatic irony come into play in Chapter 36?

10. Where is Electric Boat Works and why does Nate visit there?

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

Discuss the rivalries between the FBI and CIA that appear in Red Sparrow. What are the origins of these rivalries? How do they play out in the plot? Do you think that the rivalries presented in the text are indicative of true rivalries within these organizations? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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