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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Irene respond to the majority of the questions from the Senate Committee in Chapter Forty-One?
(a) She says she can't answer for reasons of national security.
(b) She answers them briefly.
(c) She bursts into tears and begs the Committee's forgiveness.
(d) She denies all accusations.

2. What is Ben Freidman's formula for telling the most believable story whenever he has to lie?
(a) Always look very emotional when telling the story.
(b) Always be apologetic.
(c) Always claim it was an accident.
(d) Always mix fact with fiction.

3. When Freidman does NOT receive the e-mail message he is expecting from Milan, what does Freidman fear must have happened?
(a) His computer's hard drive has failed.
(b) His Internet server is down.
(c) Rosenthal might be dead.
(d) Rosenthal has been arrested.

4. What reason does the President give during his press conference for the Baghdad mission being Mitch's last mission?
(a) Mitch is leaving the CIA.
(b) Rudin's televising of Mitch's photo has blown Mitch's cover.
(c) Mitch is switching from field work to a desk job at the CIA.
(d) Mitch is leaving the country to move to Israel.

5. What does President Hayes tell the media about Rudin during his press conference in Chapter Forty-Six?
(a) Rudin will receive a medal of honor.
(b) Rudin will face criminal charges.
(c) Rudin will be the new CIA Director.
(d) Rudin will be impeached.

6. Why is Rudin angry when he shows up at Hank Clark's office in Chapter Forty-Three?
(a) He thinks Clark should have been tougher on Irene Kennedy.
(b) He thinks Clark gave him false information.
(c) He thinks Clark owes him money.
(d) He thinks Clark should have gone on television with him.

7. How does Freidman decide to handle the situation with Donatella?
(a) He will kill her.
(b) He will say she's gone crazy.
(c) He will tell her there's been a big misunderstanding.
(d) He will pay her off.

8. At the beginning of Chapter Thirty-Three, why hasn't Mitch shaved for several days?
(a) He lost his razor.
(b) He is trying to look older.
(c) He has been too ill with the flu to shave.
(d) He needs a scruffy beard for his Baghdad mission.

9. How does Hank Clark think Rudin's television appearance will affect Irene Kennedy?
(a) He thinks she'll be lauded.
(b) He doesn't think she'll be affected at all.
(c) He thinks she'll be stripped of her role as CIA Director.
(d) He thinks she'll defect to Iraq.

10. At the beginning of Chapter Thirty-One, what is Anna upset about not receiving from Mitch?
(a) An engagement ring.
(b) A detailed explanation of his relationship with Donatella.
(c) A letter saying Mitch is sorry and wants to reconcile with her.
(d) A phone call.

11. When General Flood describes the Baghdad hospital mission to Mitch in Chapter Thirty, what about the plan concerns Mitch?
(a) The likelihood of its failure.
(b) The cost.
(c) The possibility of killing innocent civilians.
(d) The small number of agents available to participate.

12. What happens when an Iraqi Colonel at the Al Hussein Hospital in Baghdad realizes Mitch is not Uday Hussein?
(a) The Colonel calls the real Uday Hussein.
(b) The Colonel calls for backup and arrests Mitch.
(c) Mitch shoots the Colonel in the head.
(d) The Colonel shoots Mitch in the leg.

13. Who chairs the committee before which Irene Kennedy is going to appear?
(a) President Hayes.
(b) Albert Ruddin.
(c) Senator Jentworth.
(d) Hank Clark.

14. What factor helps keep the Orion Team's Baghdad mission a secret?
(a) The attack occurs at night.
(b) Anna, an NBC reporter, keeps the other reporters at bay.
(c) The media is focused on a big earthquake.
(d) The media is focused on Rudin's accusations about the CIA.

15. Why does the President insist on writing his own speech about the Orion Team's successful mission?
(a) He doesn't like what his PR people write for him.
(b) He thinks he understands the mission better than his writers.
(c) He is an excellent writer with a degree in English.
(d) He thinks speeches from the heart win people over.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rudin want to do when he learns of the bombing of Iraq?

2. At the end of Chapter Forty-Nine, what does Mitch ask Anna to do?

3. Before leaving her in the care of her new guards, what two things does Mitch make Donatella promise not to do?

4. With whom does Mitch walk out onto the dance floor at the end of the novel?

5. Which of the following statements does NOT describe Colonel Gray?

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