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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Webb receives Marie's note after his run how does he react?
(a) He ignores the note.
(b) He frantically races home.
(c) He calls Marie back.
(d) He lesiurely heads home.

2. What does Conklin tell the Chief of Internal Security as part of his and Webb's plan?
(a) He has spoken with Marie.
(b) He has teamed up with Edward McAllister.
(c) He has spoken with David Webb.
(d) He has rescued Marie.

3. What does Panov suggest to help calm Webb after Webb has interrogated several agents?
(a) A walk in the park.
(b) A jog in the park.
(c) A walk on the beach.
(d) A nap.

4. As of Chapter 2, how are U.S. officials within the secure government building planning to use Bourne?
(a) To assassinate Sheng Chou Yang.
(b) To negotiate with the PRC.
(c) To restore peace in Hong Kong.
(d) To lure out the real Sheng Chou Yang.

5. In addition to being the Foreign Service Officer, who is Alexander Conklin?
(a) Webb's enemy.
(b) The Medusa Foreign Officer.
(c) Webb's friend.
(d) The operator for Treadstone-71.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the calligraphy on the green van read?

2. During what time of day does the opening setting of the novel take place?

3. What does Bourne recall as he anticipates attacking the men at the campfire?

4. 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?

5. In Chapter 2, for which of the following does the CIA believe Beijing will blame the United States?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe McAllister's state of mind when he leaves Webb in Chapter 3, and why is this important?

2. Describe David Webb's distrust of the U.S. government.

3. What does Webb learn from the contact Jiang Yu at the beginning of Chapter 13?

4. What is the "big picture" purpose of the assassination in Chapter 1?

5. Describe Webb's state of mind at the end of Chapter 7.

6. Why might the CIA and State Department have chosen McAllister as the link to David Webb?

7. What is the importance of the meeting between Webb and McAllister in Chapter 3?

8. By chapter 12, what events from previous chapters suggest that Marie is a strong and resourceful character?

9. What do Webb's actions in Wu Song's warehouse tell the reader?

10. Summarize David Webb's dilemma after Chapter 1.

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