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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 does Bourne tell Lavier over lunch that frightens her?

2. To what hotel does Jean-Pierre instinctively go?

3. Where was Marie raised?

4. What is the name of the politician Bourne believes he killed?

5. Where does Bourne find Marie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marie help Bourne after he kidnapped her?

2. To where does Marie trace the phone number attached to the une fiche on Bourne's account?

3. Who attacks Bourne as he leaves the bank?

4. Why does Bourne call the Vice President of the bank before withdrawing his money?

5. What is included in Bourne's account that causes the flurry of activity after he calls the bank?

6. What is important about the newspaper articles in the prologue of this novel?

7. What does the doctor discover that is significant in his unconscious patient?

8. What word does Marie hear Bourne say?

9. What does Marie's supervisor ask her to do when she calls to check in?

10. What happened to Cain in Marseilles?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Carlos? What is significant about the newspaper articles features in the prologue? What do these articles tell the reader about Carlos? How do these articles foreshadow Carlos' part in the developing plot? What is significant about Carlos' origin of birth? What is significant about Carlos' suspected whereabouts?

Essay Topic 2

What is Operation Medusa? What part does Medusa play in Bourne's past? Who else was involved in Medusa? When did Medusa take place? Where? Why does the author continuously connect things in Bourne's present to Medusa? Would Bourne be in his current situation if he had not participated in Medusa? What happened to the majority of people who worked as part of Medusa? Why did this happen?

Essay Topic 3

What is Bourne's real identity? What is significant about this identity? Why did Bourne chose to become Cain? What is Bourne hoping to accomplish with this mission? What tragedy in Bourne's past is his possible motive for becoming Cain? Why did he choose Cain as his alter ego's name? Did Bourne get the result from his undercover work he hoped for? Does Bourne's memory come back? Why is Bourne placed under protective custody? Who comes to live with Bourne? What does Bourne remember in the final sentences of the novel? Is this an accurate memory?

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