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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. At the beginning of Chapter Thirty-Four, what does Mitch think will happen if he and Anna are meant to be together?
2. At the end of Chapter Forty-Nine, what does Mitch ask Anna to do?
3. Who does Rudin blame for all of his troubles?
4. Who does the President tell the Prime Minister he would like to see again?
5. Why do the members of the Orion Team, who will be driving the Mercedes, have to take off their night goggles to turn on the headlights of their cars?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the President want to write his own speech in Chapter Forty-Six, and why does his chief of staff not want him to write his own speech?
2. 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?
3. Describe Jonathan Brown's meeting with Steveken in Chapter Thirty-Two.
4. Why is Hank Clark's treatment of Irene Kennedy at her Senate confirmation hearing ironic?
5. 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?
6. How will the Delta Force team going to Baghdad be able to blend in with Iraqi citizens once they arrive in Iraq?
7. What reasons does Anna give herself for breaking up with Mitch in Chapter Twenty-Seven?
8. 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?
9. When the President meets with Ben Freidman after the successful Delta Force mission in Iraq, what does Freidman think the meeting will concern and what does the meeting actually concern?
10. Describe the Delta Force mission in Baghdad and explain why it is such a gamble.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Anna's relationship with Mitch. Does it change or grow during the course of the novel? How do their respective careers affect their relationship? Does Anna seem to understand what Mitch's career involves? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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