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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 does Rudin tell Clark in Chapter Forty-Three that he wants to befall Irene Kennedy?
2. In Chapter Thirty-Three, what does Irene Kennedy tell Mitch it means when the President paces?
3. How does Freidman decide to handle the situation with Donatella?
4. At the beginning of Chapter Thirty-One, what is Anna upset about not receiving from Mitch?
5. What is public sentiment over the seizure of the file from Rudin's home?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Mitch bring Dr. Park Chow Lee back from Baghdad with the Delta Force team?
2. Explain how, in Chapter Forty-Nine, Anna gets Mitch to understand the feelings she experienced in Milan when she didn't know if she would ever see him again?
3. In what way does Congressman Zebarth in Chapter Thirty-Seven help illustrate Washington's atmosphere of secrecy?
4. In Chapter Twenty-Nine, why does Irene Kennedy assign Navy SEALS rather than CIA agents to guard Donatella in America?
5. Why is Hank Clark's treatment of Irene Kennedy at her Senate confirmation hearing ironic?
6. What goes wrong with the timing of the missile attack designed to provide a diversion for the Delta Force's mission and how will could this problem potentially affect the mission?
7. Who does Mitch plan to disguise himself as for the mission to Baghdad and how will his disguise assist the mission?
8. How does Donatella arouse Anna's jealousy when they meet in Chapter Twenty-Seven?
9. What examples of Uday Hussein's cruelty does Mitch relate to the other members of his Delta Force team en route to their Baghdad destination?
10. How successful is Mitch's disguise as Saddam Hussein's son, Uday, once the Delta Force team arrives in Baghdad?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
Separation of Power is primarily a political thriller. Discuss what factors in the plot, setting, themes, and characters identify this novel as a thriller. Are there any ways in which the novel is atypical for its genre? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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