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

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

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

4. To what prison is Dominika taken in Chapter 21?

5. For how long does Korchnoi say he was married in Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens as a result of the FBI's actions in Chapter 20?

2. How is the apartment of Jennifer Santini described?

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

4. What is a canary trap?

5. What is a stovepipe in spy tradecraft?

6. What are the details of the canary trap enacted by Egorov?

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

8. What is the significance of the false information Benford has Dominika pass along to Egorov?

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

10. How is Korchnoi's arrest described? Where is he taken?

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 narrative style of Red Sparrow. From what narrative point of view is the novel related? Why is this narrative perspective important? What aspects of the story would change if the narrative came from a different point of view?

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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