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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. When the guards move unexpectedly, what happens at Higgins' estate?

2. Scott Coleman cautions that nobody is to fire while at Higgins' residence unless what?

3. A screen at the CIA Operations Center is monitored after Higgins' abduction that is tracking what?

4. Scott Coleman and his men meet up with Michael O'Rourke and travel to Higgins' estate for what purpose?

5. When Stansfield calls the number, Michael O'Rourke's girlfriend says he has been abducted, and she will go to the media if he is not back within how long?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information is contained in a note that Michael O'Rourke says came with the taped confession?

2. What happens when Higgins hears the cameras being shot?

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

4. What happens with Garret and Nance when Stansfield returns and says he will be playing a tape that was left at Michael O'Rourke's door?

5. Chapter 45 provides what final elements of the "Consequences" theme?

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

7. Who is Sam Jarvi?

8. How do Michael O'Rourke, Scott Coleman, and his team observe Higgins' estate?

9. What takes place in the meeting between Nance and Garret after Higgins' body is found?

10. When the tape is done and both Nance and Garret deny that it is valid, what does Michael O'Rourke do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author employs a continued pattern of foreshadowing that runs throughout his book, and is important as it provides harbingers that are indicative of what will transpire later in the story. In Chapter 7, what foreshadowing does Michael O'Rourke's mysterious phone call with Seamus provide? Why is Flynn's use of foreshadowing in Chapter 16 so critical to the tale? Where else is foreshadowing employed in "Term Limits?"

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How does the author show in Chapters 24 and 25 how Garret plans to exploit the civilians' deaths to forward his own agenda?

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