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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. When Ben Freidman checks Donatella's Milan flat in Chapter Thirty-Six, what does he discover?

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

3. What contract does Irene Kennedy tell the President that Rudin has breached in his TV appearance?

4. How does Mitch's weight compare to Uday Hussein's?

5. Which of the following statements is NOT something Steveken tells Brown when he meets him at the park in Chapter Twenty-Eight?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Irene Kennedy advise President Hayes that they deal with the scandal Rudin unleashes?

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

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

4. 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?

5. What is the code name or nickname Colonel Gray and Kennedy use for Mitch in Chapter Twenty-Six, and what does this name indicate about Mitch and his abilities?

6. 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?

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

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

9. 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?

10. How does Irene Kennedy handle herself at the confirmation hearing after Rudin's accusations on Meet the Press?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Anna, Donatella, and Irene from Separation of Power. 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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