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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. Senator Erik Olson decides to disregard the advice of the FBI and the Secret Service and does what?
2. Director Thomas Stansfield gets a call from Director Brian Roach asking if the CIA thinks the murders are for reasons other than those stated where?
3. How does Congressman Michael O'Rourke end the call when he is telephoned by the President who is seeking his vote for the budget?
4. Who demands that Secret Service Director Alex Tracy fire Harry Dorle, the agent in charge of Basset's safety?
5. Michael O'Rourke is not comfortable with the idea that politicians are being killed, but he sympathizes with the killers and their disgust with what in America?
Short Essay Questions
1. Roach and McMahon rush to what meeting in the White House Situation Room in Chapter 28?
2. What transportation arrangements does Warch make in Chapter 17 between the White House and Camp David?
3. What does Speaker of the House Thomas Basset say on television?
4. What sort of security system does Higgins employ at his personal residence?
5. Chapter 15 is short and addresses what?
6. How is Olson assassinated?
7. What takes place at the meeting at Camp David in Chapter 20?
8. During the Situation Room meeting, McMahon plays the recording he received, and what do General Heaney and Dr. Irene Kennedy do?
9. What measures do the assassins take in killing Speaker Basset?
10. How is Congressman Burt Turnquist killed?
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
It appears in Chapter 32 that Michael O'Rourke has joined Scott Coleman's team. If Michael is now going to be involved in kidnapping, and possibly killing, Arthur and his guards, is he still a good guy, or is he now an evil one?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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