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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. With whom does Mitch walk out onto the dance floor at the end of the novel?

2. When General Flood describes the Baghdad hospital mission to Mitch in Chapter Thirty, what about the plan concerns Mitch?

3. When Mitch introduces himself to Hank Clark at the bar, what secret of Clark's does he say he knows?

4. In Chapter Forty-Six, how does the President describe Mitch during his press conference?

5. Who does Ben Freidman say hired him to kill Peter Cameron?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who approaches Anna at Leo's Restaurant in Milan in Chapter Thirty-One, and what message does he have for Anna?

2. How successful is Mitch's disguise as Saddam Hussein's son, Uday, once the Delta Force team arrives in Baghdad?

3. How will the Delta Force team going to Baghdad be able to blend in with Iraqi citizens once they arrive in Iraq?

4. Describe the Delta Force mission in Baghdad and explain why it is such a gamble.

5. Why does Colonel Gray want Mitch for the Delta Force's Baghdad mission?

6. 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?

7. What political scandal does Albert Rudin introduce on the Meet the Press television show?

8. How does Donatella arouse Anna's jealousy when they meet in Chapter Twenty-Seven?

9. When Anna returns to the U.S. from Milan and finds that there are no voice mail messages from Mitch on her phone, what does she conclude?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the depiction of women in Separation of Power. What professions do the women in the novel have? Are any of the politicians in the story female? Do the novel's female characters exhibit typical or atypical gender role behavior for the era in which the novel is set? What do you think the book's author is trying to say about women through these characters? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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