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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 reason does the President give during his press conference for the Baghdad mission being Mitch's last mission?

2. How does Irene respond to the majority of the questions from the Senate Committee in Chapter Forty-One?

3. Which CIA agent is nicknamed Iron Man?

4. What is Rudin's response when the FBI seizes the file about the Orion Team from his home?

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

2. In what way does Congressman Zebarth in Chapter Thirty-Seven help illustrate Washington's atmosphere of secrecy?

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. Describe Jonathan Brown's meeting with Steveken in Chapter Thirty-Two.

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

8. 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?

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. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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.

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