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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mitch squeezes Donatella's hand in three quick successions in Chapter Twenty-One, what does his gesture signify?
(a) That he wants to kiss her.
(b) That he fears someone's listening to their conversation.
(c) That someone's watching them.
(d) That they should get their guns ready.

2. Which of the following statements does NOT describe Donatella's physical appearance?
(a) The perfect mix of elegance and athleticism.
(b) Five feet ten inches tall.
(c) Five feet two inches tall with blonde curls.
(d) A mane of silky black hair.

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the videotape that Irene Kennedy plays for Mitch in Chapter Four?
(a) Irene knows the person's name.
(b) The person in the video is a man.
(c) The person in the video is a woman.
(d) Mitch denies knowing who the person in the video is.

4. Which of General Flood's suggestions would have only a ninety percent chance of success?
(a) M16 rifles and tanks.
(b) Using the F117A stealth fighters.
(c) Germ warefare.
(d) Using the Tomahawk cruise missiles.

5. What kind of work did Brown do before he became involved with the CIA?
(a) He was a college professor.
(b) He was an athlete.
(c) He was a cop.
(d) He was a federal judge.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the President's military advisers suggest increasing the odds of their plan for the Baghdad hospital actually working?

2. What is Jonathan Brown's position with the CIA?

3. In Chapter Eight, what does Rudin ask Clark to help him find?

4. What third option does General Flood suggest to the President in Chapter Eleven for dealing with the problem at the Baghdad hospital?

5. Who hired Donatella to kill Peter Cameron?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problem does Mitch's experience in Germany indicate that the CIA has?

2. What does Irene Kennedy's knowledge about the woman in the tape she plays for Mitch in Chapter Four indicate about her?

3. Why doesn't Mitch want the CIA desk job Irene Kennedy offers him?

4. In Chapter Eleven, how do the President's top military advisers suggest dealing with the situation in Baghdad?

5. Describe the coded messages Mitch uses with Donatella in Chapter Twenty-One.

6. Explain the concept of congressional oversight in terms of the intelligence community and why Rudin thinks Irene Kennedy does not support the concept.

7. What is Ben Freidman's history with Donatella Rahn?

8. What does the way Donatella greets Mitch in Chapter Sixteen indicate about her feelings for Mitch?

9. Describe the conspiracy in which Hank Clark wants Jonathan Brown to engage in Chapter Twelve.

10. Why is it ironic that Donatella needs morphine after she is wounded by Rosenthal?

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