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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 does Congressman Michael O'Rourke end the call when he is telephoned by the President who is seeking his vote for the budget?

2. FBI Special Agent Skip McMahon is responsible for investigating the three political killings and is impressed by what?

3. Olson has given the President how long to make some real changes before exposing his budget sham?

4. Michael O'Rourke lost both of his parents in a car crash caused by a drunk driver with how many prior convictions for driving while intoxicated?

5. Who is guarding Congressman Burt Turnquist when the assassins kill him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Augie Jackson tell Seamus and Michael O'Rourke when they travel to Georgia?

2. Why is Scarlatti upset in Chapter 16?

3. During the Situation Room meeting, McMahon plays the recording he received, and what do General Heaney and Dr. Irene Kennedy do?

4. At Blacky's Bar, what does Michael O'Rourke tell his girlfriend about the killers?

5. What measures do the assassins take in killing Speaker Basset?

6. What are some of the things FBI Special Agent Skip McMahon recognizes upon his arrival at the three assassination scenes?

7. What does Speaker of the House Thomas Basset say on television?

8. What happens during the meeting Stevens has with his advisers following Olson's assassination?

9. What does Chapter 5 begin to follow?

10. What is some important information about Michael O'Rourke's background that the reader learns in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

On which side of the "Good versus Evil" theme is Senator Erik Olson in "Term Limits?" What actions does he take that qualify him for that position?

Essay Topic 2

How does the symbolism of the assassin dressed as an elderly veteran in Arlington Cemetery contrast with that of the political characters in Chapter 17? What do his prayers reflect?

Essay Topic 3

In the press conference in Chapter 4, how does the author provide a good example of the performance skills that are necessary for successful politicians?

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