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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. Where does Chapter One take place?
2. What does Mitch purchase for Donatella in Chapter Sixteen before surprising her in her office?
3. What aspect of Mitch's career does Anna like least because it reminds her of her childhood worries about her father?
4. In Chapter Fourteen, why does Marc Rosenthal arrive in Milan?
5. Why does Freidman tell the assassin assigned to kill Donatella to take a team with him rather than making it a solo job?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Mitch Rapp want to retire from the CIA?
2. 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?
3. Why doesn't Donatella tell Mitch who hired her to kill Peter Cameron the first time he asks?
4. 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?
5. Explain the concept of congressional oversight in terms of the intelligence community and why Rudin thinks Irene Kennedy does not support the concept.
6. How does the fact that Saddam Hussein has hidden his nuclear weapons under a hospital complicate any mission to seize or destroy those weapons?
7. What happens to Mitch in Germany when he goes to assassinate Count Hagenmiller?
8. Describe the coded messages Mitch uses with Donatella in Chapter Twenty-One.
9. Why does Jonathan Brown want to participate in a conspiracy to bring down Irene Kennedy?
10. Why does Congressman Albert Rudin want to see the CIA shut down and dismantled?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Ben Freidman, Albert Rudin, Hank Clark, and Irene Kennedy all go against the rules and sometimes even break the law to achieve their goals. What is the motivation of each of these characters for their illegal or illegitimate activities? Are any of them acting for the good of others, or do they each only act out of greed? What do you think the author is saying about the world of politics through the actions of each of these characters? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Several assassinations and attempted assassinations occur in the novel. Discuss the theme of assassination in the story. What are the motivations for these murders and attempted murders? What theme(s) or lesson(s) do you think the author is trying to convey through these incidents? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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