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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 meets with Rubens to discuss the terrorists' internet activity?

2. What do police rule as the official cause of explosion at Vefoures's house?

3. How do the French terrorists pass messages?

4. What time do Dean and Lia arrive at the library?

5. Who does Karr talk to before entering LaFoote's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What three challenges do NSA computer analysts face as they begin to determine the French terrorists' plans?

2. What was the scene at Waterloo Station?

3. Why does Lia think she is directed to two soldiers who want to see her? What happens instead?

4. What accident does Lia have at the Islamic charity and why?

5. What does Karr do when he visits LaFoote's priest for the first time?

6. What leads Johnny and the NSA to consider that terrorists might be planning to bomb the Eiffel Tower?

7. Briefly describe the woman whose purse gets snatched.

8. Why does Lia have a "minder" during her stay in North Korea?

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

10. While sightseeing in Paris with Deidre, what information does Karr learn about Vefoures?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define exposition and discuss the exposition of this novel. What does the reader learn from the exposition in Deep Black? Is the information consistent throughout the book or does it change? Explain your answer and reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

Identify and discuss three points of foreshadowing from the novel. Did the author use foreshadowing effectively? Define foreshadowing in your essay as well.

Essay Topic 3

Name and define the five types of conflict. Which conflict is predominant in this novel? Explain the conflict in detail, using both the definition and examples from Deep Black.

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