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

2. At the end of Chapter Forty-Two, how many F-111's does the U.S. send on the Orion Team's mission?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Eight.

3. What does Rudin tell Clark in Chapter Forty-Three that he wants to befall Irene Kennedy?
(a) He wants her ruined politically.
(b) He wants her to go to jail.
(c) He wants her assassinated.
(d) He wants her demoted.

4. Why does Anna break up with Mitch at the end of Chapter Twenty-Seven?
(a) She can't live with secrets or continual fear for his safety.
(b) She thinks he stole from her.
(c) She thinks he still loves Donatella.
(d) She thinks he lies to her.

5. What does Rudin accuse Irene Kennedy of during his television appearance?
(a) Nepotism.
(b) Incompetence.
(c) Embezzlement.
(d) Committing perjury.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Rudin angry when he shows up at Hank Clark's office in Chapter Forty-Three?

2. At the beginning of Chapter Twenty-Six, who does Mitch call for assistance with Donatella?

3. What is public sentiment over the seizure of the file from Rudin's home?

4. By whom does Irene Kennedy tell the President the Orion Team was legalized?

5. How many Mercedes sedans has Colonel Gray obtained for the Baghdad mission?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Clark manipulate Rudin in Chapter Thirty-Six?

2. How does Rudin's showing of Mitch's photo affect Mitch's ability to work under cover and how does the President counteract the damage to Mitch's reputation?

3. What political scandal does Albert Rudin introduce on the Meet the Press television show?

4. What examples of Uday Hussein's cruelty does Mitch relate to the other members of his Delta Force team en route to their Baghdad destination?

5. Explain how, in Chapter Forty-Nine, Anna gets Mitch to understand the feelings she experienced in Milan when she didn't know if she would ever see him again?

6. Why does the President want to write his own speech in Chapter Forty-Six, and why does his chief of staff not want him to write his own speech?

7. In what way does Congressman Zebarth in Chapter Thirty-Seven help illustrate Washington's atmosphere of secrecy?

8. Who does Mitch plan to disguise himself as for the mission to Baghdad and how will his disguise assist the mission?

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

10. Why does Albert Rudin blame Hank Clark for his public disgrace and his legal troubles after his appearance on Meet the Press?

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