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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. Whose picture does Rudin show on camera, claiming the person has killed over twenty people?
(a) Irene Kennedy's.
(b) Mitch's.
(c) Donatella's.
(d) Ben Freidman's.

2. At the beginning of Chapter Thirty-Two, what committee is Irene Kennedy preparing to appear before for her confirmation hearing?
(a) The Olympic Committee.
(b) The Senate Intelligence Committee.
(c) The House Judiciary Committee.
(d) The Washington Beautiful Yard Committee.

3. In Chapter Forty-Seven, what does the FBI advise Rudin to bring with him when he meets with them?
(a) A tape recorder.
(b) A notebook.
(c) The media.
(d) A lawyer.

4. Who does the President tell the Prime Minister he would like to see again?
(a) The Prime Minister.
(b) Donatella.
(c) Ben Freidman.
(d) The Prime Minister's wife and children.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter Thirty-Three, why hasn't Mitch shaved for several days?

2. Who greets Mitch when he lands at Pope Air Force Base?

3. Who chairs the committee before which Irene Kennedy is going to appear?

4. What does Kennedy plan to do to Rudin because of his leak of top secret information on national television?

5. How does Hank Clark kill Rudin?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Irene Kennedy advise President Hayes that they deal with the scandal Rudin unleashes?

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

3. How successful is Mitch's disguise as Saddam Hussein's son, Uday, once the Delta Force team arrives in Baghdad?

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

5. 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?

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

7. 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?

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. 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?

10. What plan does Ben Freidman devise for dealing with Donatella in case she tells anyone about him?

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