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

2. 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.

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

4. Who approaches Anna while she dines alone at Leo's in Milan?
(a) An Australian tourist.
(b) Ben Freidman.
(c) Tino Nanne, who works at the U.S. consulate in Milan.
(d) A waiter who wants to ask her out.

5. Where does Mitch take Donatella in Chapter Twenty-Seven to wait for a doctor?
(a) To the American Embassy.
(b) To his hotel room.
(c) To a CIA safe house.
(d) To a local hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the President's response to Rudin's television appearance?

2. When Mitch introduces himself to Hank Clark at the bar, what secret of Clark's does he say he knows?

3. Who does Hank Clark think will be the next President of America thanks to what Rudin reveals during his television appearance?

4. From what room in the White House do the President and his advisers track the progress of the Orion Team in Iraq?

5. What does Steveken leave the restaurant without doing when he and Rudin meet at the end of Chapter Thirty-Five?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does Anna give herself for breaking up with Mitch in Chapter Twenty-Seven?

2. Describe how Clark resolves his problem with Rudin in Chapter Forty-Seven.

3. How does Irene Kennedy handle herself at the confirmation hearing after Rudin's accusations on Meet the Press?

4. Describe the Delta Force mission in Baghdad and explain why it is such a gamble.

5. Who approaches Anna at Leo's Restaurant in Milan in Chapter Thirty-One, and what message does he have for Anna?

6. What is the code name or nickname Colonel Gray and Kennedy use for Mitch in Chapter Twenty-Six, and what does this name indicate about Mitch and his abilities?

7. Why does Colonel Gray want Mitch for the Delta Force's Baghdad mission?

8. When the President meets with Ben Freidman after the successful Delta Force mission in Iraq, what does Freidman think the meeting will concern and what does the meeting actually concern?

9. When Anna returns to the U.S. from Milan and finds that there are no voice mail messages from Mitch on her phone, what does she conclude?

10. In Chapter Twenty-Nine, why does Irene Kennedy assign Navy SEALS rather than CIA agents to guard Donatella in America?

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