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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. Why does Donatella want to go to Mitch's hotel at the beginning of Chapter Twenty-One?
(a) To meet his current girlfriend.
(b) To try to rekindle her old romance with him.
(c) To talk over old times.
(d) To make him buy her dinner.

2. In Chapter Twenty-One, what does Mitch's coded statement to Donatella that he has met her at 11:30 three times this week mean?
(a) That three men are trying to kill her.
(b) That 11:30 is when the CIA will bomb the Baghdad hospital.
(c) That he's seen a car following them three times that day.
(d) That there are three men she needs to beware.

3. Why does Freidman tell the assassin assigned to kill Donatella to take a team with him rather than making it a solo job?
(a) If one member of the team fails, another may succeed.
(b) Donatella may have assistance from a team of her own.
(c) Donatella won't be expecting a team.
(d) Donatella is too dangerous to pursue alone.

4. In Chapter Thirteen, what gift does Mitch buy at Tiffany's for Anna?
(a) A designer dress.
(b) A fur coat.
(c) A gold bracelet.
(d) A diamond ring.

5. What is the potential downside of all of General Flood's suggestions for dealing with the problem at the Baghdad hospital?
(a) War could be declared by other Arab countries.
(b) Spies could leak news of the plans to Saddam Hussein.
(c) Collateral damage, i.e., the killing of innocent civilians.
(d) Environmental damage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Donatella's reaction when Mitch surprises her at her office?

2. What does Mark Ellis' father do for a living?

3. In Chapter Six, why doesn't Mitch think he can marry Anna, have children, and live a peaceful life?

4. Whose funeral does Irene Kennedy attend in the opening scene of Separation of Power?

5. Where does Chapter One take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Seven, why does President Hayes instruct his advisers not to give Ben Freidman warm greetings?

2. Why does Jonathan Brown want to participate in a conspiracy to bring down Irene Kennedy?

3. Why doesn't Donatella tell Mitch who hired her to kill Peter Cameron the first time he asks?

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

5. How does Mitch manage to get away from Anna long enough to meet with Donatella?

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

7. Why does Mark Ellis oppose Irene Kennedy becoming the new CIA director?

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

9. Why does Donatella feel she owes Ben Freidman her loyalty?

10. What precautions does Donatella take prior to entering her apartment in Chapter Twenty-Three?

(see the answer keys)

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