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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the text, why does it seem David Webb trusts no one?
(a) Webb believes the National Security Council is after him.
(b) Webb believes Edward McAllister is an assassin.
(c) Webb believes Carlos the Jackal is after him.
(d) Webb believes Sheng Chou Yang is an assassin.

2. What does Webb do to help cope with his stress and problems?
(a) He runs.
(b) He works out.
(c) He writes.
(d) He eats.

3. Which of the following is not obtained by Webb during his shopping trip?
(a) Fishing line.
(b) Ice pick.
(c) A white business shirt.
(d) Hunting knife.

4. After the assassin makes his kill in Chapter 1, what does his guard help him to do?
(a) Escape.
(b) Kill the people.
(c) Get dressed in clean clothes.
(d) Hide his weapon.

5. While on the tarmac at the airfield, where does the airport clerk tell Webb the plane containing the brown sedan he was chasing is heading?
(a) Shanghi.
(b) Guangdong.
(c) Shenzen.
(d) Hong Kong.

6. Where are the taipan's wife and her lover assassinated?
(a) Maine.
(b) Victoria Harbor.
(c) Hong Kong.
(d) Macau.

7. How does Webb access the green van at the Shumchun Reservoir?
(a) He sneaks in when the driver is distracted and takes the driver's gun.
(b) He pretends to hijack it and takes the driver's gun.
(c) He storms the van with gunfire.
(d) He pretends it hits him and overcomes the driver, taking his gun.

8. To what does the term Zhongguo ren refer?
(a) A prime minister.
(b) A citizen.
(c) A bodyguard.
(d) A priest.

9. From what disease does David Webb suffer?
(a) Depression.
(b) Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
(c) Amnesia.
(d) A personality disorder.

10. Where did D'Anjou find a man to train as a pretender in the ways of Medusa?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Japan.
(c) Singapore.
(d) Thailand.

11. What does McAllister learn from Lin about Marie's physical status?
(a) Marie is being aggressive toward her captors.
(b) Marie is in a coma.
(c) Marie is suffering from seizures and memory lapses.
(d) Marie is having panic attacks.

12. When they first meet in this novel, where does McAllister speak to Webb?
(a) In McAllister's home.
(b) In Webb's office.
(c) On Webb's way home.
(d) In Webb's home.

13. In addition to serving as a "watchdog" for the meeting between McAllister and Havilland in Chapter 2, who is John Reilly?
(a) A U.S. ambassador.
(b) A member of the NSC.
(c) A member of the PRC.
(d) A State Department colleague.

14. When McAllister and his wife cannot be located in Chapter 4, about what does Webb want answers?
(a) Olympus.
(b) Harry Babcock.
(c) Medusa.
(d) Burma.

15. As Marie realizes the government is behind Webb's recruitment, how does she feel?
(a) Marie feels she is in no immediate danger.
(b) Marie realizes the situation is growing more dangerous.
(c) Marie begins to panic more.
(d) Marie realizes the situation is a misunderstanding.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, while Webb is making phone calls to find answers, which of the following agents vows to report the phone call?

2. What links the taipan (with whom Webb meets) and Major Lin Wenzu?

3. How do McAllister and the doctor plan to locate Marie after she escapes from the hospital?

4. How does McAllister feel when he leaves Webb following their discussion?

5. When he arrives in Kowloon, Webb takes a two hour limousine drive. Which of the following does not happen during this drive around the city?

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