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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. What is used to make Higgins lose consciousness?

2. In spite of Michael O'Rourke's objections, who tells Tim O'Rourke everything about his involvement in the assassinations?

3. How do Dr. Kennedy and McMahon travel to meet Michael O'Rourke?

4. Where does Dr. Kennedy meet McMahon in Chapter 30?

5. In Chapter 33, is Dr. Kennedy is meeting with whom when she calls Heaney in to join them?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Michael O'Rourke and Scott Coleman decide to leave Higgins' body in front of Garret's home?

2. What does Roach relay to McMahon in Chapter 33 regarding Fitzgerald?

3. When his girlfriend goes out to get food, what happens when Michael O'Rourke opens the door to a man he does not recognize?

4. What does Kennedy tell McMahon at a meeting in the Pentagon?

5. What does Kennedy discover while studying the Special Forces personnel files?

6. Why do Scott Coleman and Michael O'Rourke decide to kidnap, rather than kill, Higgins at his home?

7. What transpires in another meeting with McMahon, Roach, Kennedy, and Stansfield?

8. How does the author further the "Good" as opposed to "Evil" theme?

9. In Chapter 37, what does Scott Coleman discover upon initially returning to his apartment after dumping Higgins' body outside Garret's residence?

10. Meanwhile, what happens back at Nance's ranch when Stevens gets through to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways do both Garret and Nance suffer the consequences of their actions when Coleman's group refuses to take responsibility for Olson's and Turnquist' murders?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

How does Vince Flynn use a reverse storytelling technique in Chapter 33 for Admiral DeVoe's explaining what happened during Operation Snatch Back that led Scott Coleman to kill Senator Fitzgerald?

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