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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. In Chapter Thirteen, what gift does Mitch buy at Tiffany's for Anna?
2. When Mitch squeezes Donatella's hand in three quick successions in Chapter Twenty-One, what does his gesture signify?
3. What is Mitch's profession?
4. What is the first option General Flood gives the President in Chapter Eleven for dealing with the problem at the Baghdad hospital?
5. What is Mark Ellis' profession?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Mitch in Germany when he goes to assassinate Count Hagenmiller?
2. What does Irene Kennedy's knowledge about the woman in the tape she plays for Mitch in Chapter Four indicate about her?
3. What plan does Colonel Gray suggest to the President to increase the odds of the Delta Force's plan working?
4. Explain the concept of congressional oversight in terms of the intelligence community and why Rudin thinks Irene Kennedy does not support the concept.
5. Why does Donatella feel she owes Ben Freidman her loyalty?
6. Describe the coded messages Mitch uses with Donatella in Chapter Twenty-One.
7. Why is it ironic that Donatella needs morphine after she is wounded by Rosenthal?
8. Describe the conspiracy in which Hank Clark wants Jonathan Brown to engage in Chapter Twelve.
9. How does Mitch manage to get away from Anna long enough to meet with Donatella?
10. Why doesn't Donatella tell Mitch who hired her to kill Peter Cameron the first time he asks?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Separation of Power, Anna is an NBC reporter, Senator Rubin goes on Meet the Press and the Today show, Irene Kennedy's appearance at the Senate Committee hearing is televised, and the President appears at a news conference. Discuss the influence of the media in this novel. What do you think the author is trying to say about the role of the media in American politics? Cite at least three examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Anna's relationship with Mitch. Does it change or grow during the course of the novel? How do their respective careers affect their relationship? Does Anna seem to understand what Mitch's career involves? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Mitch Rapp is the novel's protagonist or hero, yet he is also an assassin who has killed over twenty people. Discuss the character of Mitch. What are his character strengths and flaws? How do these strengths and flaws help and hinder him during the story? In what ways is Mitch typical and in what ways is he atypical for a protagonist or hero? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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