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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. Who had hired Kensworth?

2. Who pulls a gun on Lia in the Islamic charity?

3. Who does Rubens call for help when Karr and Dean are being questioned by police?

4. What car does the man who makes a call from a phone booth drive?

5. Who has dinner with the librarian after the spilled coffee incident?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Karr changes Deidre's travel plans, who is following him and why?

2. Explain what happens when Lia and Dean arrive at the French library.

3. Why don't Dean and Karr meet their first contact?

4. What do police say is the official cause of the fire at Vefoures's home?

5. Briefly discuss the little known revolt of French generals in Algeria. Why is it significant in this story?

6. What do LaFoote and Karr hope to find in the rubble of Vefoures's house?

7. What do Karr and LaFoot do when two other men approach Vefoures's house after the police have gone?

8. How do the French terrorists use other people's computers and how do the terrorists pass messages to each other?

9. What causes Vefoures's farmhouse to explode?

10. What do Karr and the French inspector learn from Kensworth's sister?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the differences between major and minor characters in literature. Discuss Dean and Karr as major characters and select two other characters to analyze as minor characters. How do the minor characters fit the definition?

Essay Topic 2

Write a character description of Lia. Was she a major character or minor one? Support your answer with specific evidence form the story and be sure to include definitions of major and minor character.

Essay Topic 3

What is an antagonist? Discuss the antagonist of this novel in detail, relating the antagonist specifically to the type of conflict featured in the novel.

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