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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. Why does Donatella want to go to Mitch's hotel at the beginning of Chapter Twenty-One?

2. Why does the President hesitate to bomb the Baghdad hospital to destroy what Saddam Hussein has hidden underneath it?

3. If the U.S. fails to take action as Israel desires in Chapter Seven, what will Israel do?

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

5. What is Saddam Hussein getting from Park Chow Lee and North Korea in exchange for Iraqi oil?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What problems does Senator Hank Clark's current marriage have, and how does Clark intend to resolve these problems?

5. What plan does Colonel Gray suggest to the President to increase the odds of the Delta Force's plan working?

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

7. What plan have Rosenthal and Sunberg worked out in Chapter Twenty-Two for assassinating Donatella?

8. How do the photos Irene Kennedy shows the President help verify the accuracy of the information Israel has provided about Saddam Hussein's nuclear weapons?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the politicians in the story: Hank Clark, Albert Rudin, and President Hayes. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Some aspects of Separation of Power seem well-researched, realistic and believable while other aspects of the story seem implausible. Discuss this fact and cite at least three examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss symbolism and metaphor in Separation of Power. Give three examples of symbolism in the plays in this book and discuss what the symbols are used to convey.

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