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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what country is Park Chow Lee?

2. How does Rudin feel about the CIA?

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

4. What do the President and his advisers decide to do about Saddam Hussein's project with Park Chow Lee?

5. In Chapter Fourteen, why does Marc Rosenthal arrive in Milan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Israel's request for America to take care of Saddam Hussein's nuclear weapons essentially blackmail?

4. Why does Congressman Albert Rudin want to see the CIA shut down and dismantled?

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

6. Why does Mitch Rapp want to retire from the CIA?

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

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

9. What does Hank Clark's hiring of Ben Freidman to murder the woman who killed Peter Cameron indicate about Clark's role in Cameron's death?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Separation of Power contains a number of instances of irony. Cite at least three examples of irony in the novel and and discuss what you think the author intends to convey with each example.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Anna, Donatella, and Irene from Separation of Power. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Mitch's relationship with Anna and his relationship with Donatella. Is there any evidence in the story that Mitch still has romantic feelings for Donatella or that Donatella still has romantic feelings for him? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.

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