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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. What is Donatella's response when Mitch asks who hired her to kill Peter Cameron?
2. Which of the following statements does NOT describe Donatella's physical appearance?
3. Why does Freidman tell the assassin assigned to kill Donatella to take a team with him rather than making it a solo job?
4. When Mitch tracks down the person who tried to have him killed in Germany, what does he find?
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the videotape that Irene Kennedy plays for Mitch in Chapter Four?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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.
2. Why does Freidman select Marc Rosenthal to assassinate Donatella?
3. What problems does Senator Hank Clark's current marriage have, and how does Clark intend to resolve these problems?
4. Why is it ironic that Donatella needs morphine after she is wounded by Rosenthal?
5. Why doesn't Donatella tell Mitch who hired her to kill Peter Cameron the first time he asks?
6. In Chapter Seven, why does President Hayes instruct his advisers not to give Ben Freidman warm greetings?
7. Explain the concept of congressional oversight in terms of the intelligence community and why Rudin thinks Irene Kennedy does not support the concept.
8. In Chapter Eleven, how do the President's top military advisers suggest dealing with the situation in Baghdad?
9. Why does Mitch think the men who attack Donatella in her apartment are from Mossad?
10. What is Ben Freidman's history with Donatella Rahn?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
What are the major themes of this novel? Discuss at least three themes. Tell what the author is trying to say about each theme and how he depicts it. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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