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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. How do Dean and Lia escape the alarms of the Islamic charity office?

2. Whose daughter is going to travel to Paris?

3. What does Dean want to do when Lia is on her flight out of Morocco?

4. What other agent is flying with Lia when the Russians take custody of her?

5. Where do Karr and LaFoote agree to meet when they leave Vefoures's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When Mussa Duoar meets Donohue about the Ponclare job, what is Duoar's disguise? What is unique about Duoar regarding disguise?

4. Why do the American authorities debate over whether or not to inform the French about their suspicions regarding potential terrorist activity?

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

6. What causes Vefoures's farmhouse to explode?

7. How does LaFoote use the CDs found in Vefoures's cottage as leverage with Karr?

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

9. What change of plans do Lia and Dean make on their way to the airport after she completes her mission at the Islamic Charity?

10. What does Lia do when a guard pulls a gun on her when she leaves the restroom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What interests and experiences of the author's own life might be drawn upon for inspiration in Deep Black? Explain your answers, giving an overview of the author's life.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Compare and contrast Dean and Karr as major characters.

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