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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. Whose funeral does Irene Kennedy attend in the opening scene of Separation of Power?

2. Where does Park Chow Lee work?

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

4. To where does Mitch tell Anna he's going when he leaves her shopping in Milan's Prada store to go see Donatella?

5. In Chapter Six, why doesn't Mitch think he can marry Anna, have children, and live a peaceful life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Mitch want the CIA desk job Irene Kennedy offers him?

2. Why does Donatella feel she owes Ben Freidman her loyalty?

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. Describe the conspiracy in which Hank Clark wants Jonathan Brown to engage in Chapter Twelve.

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

9. Explain the connection between Saddam Hussein and white Mercedes sedans and how the Delta Force plans to use this connection in their mission to take out Saddam's nuclear weapons.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Separation of Power takes place in Washington, Milan, and the Middle East, and was published in 2001. Discuss how the geographical and chronological settings affect the story and how the characters and story might differ if Vince Flynn had set the novel in the present day instead. Would the threat of nuclear weapons in Iraq be considered as great now as they were when the novel was written? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the character of Ben Freidman, the head of Israel's Mossad, and the character of Irene Kennedy, the head of the CIA. Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

While Mitch Rapp is the clear protagonist of the novel, it could be argued that Hank Clark, Ben Freidman, and Saddam Hussein are all antagonists. Compare and contrast these villains. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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