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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. In Chapter 2, for which of the following does the CIA believe Beijing will blame the United States?
(a) Their current recession.
(b) The attempted assassination on the Minister of State.
(c) Economic warfare.
(d) The assassination of a Nationalist cabinet member.

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

3. 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?
(a) Webb recalls landmarks.
(b) Webb runs into an old friend.
(c) Webb recalls shortcuts.
(d) Webb's memory is jogged by the tour.

4. While at the football game, about what does Webb complain?
(a) An exchange student who knows a lot about Siam's Rama II.
(b) An exchange student who is failing his class.
(c) That Marie is always reminding him he is not Bourne.
(d) The score of the game.

5. Which character is at the hospital conversing with the doctor and returns to the room after learning Marie has escaped?
(a) Yao Ming.
(b) Lin.
(c) McAllister.
(d) Bourne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is odd about the assassin's interaction with the cabaret's manager?

2. Who is Ian Ballantyne?

3. What does Conklin tell the Chief of Internal Security as part of his and Webb's plan?

4. Which character is bothered by the government's manipulation of Webb?

5. After Marie escapes from the hospital, what mistake does McAllister make that he tells the doctor and Lin to immediately forget?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might Webb want to find out about Medusa after his wife first disappears?

2. What might the narrow hallways and inner offices throughout the first two chapters symbolize?

3. How does Webb utilize the Assistant Manager and clerk at the hotel?

4. Describe the Frenchman's affiliation with the impostor Bourne.

5. How does Webb use his skills to "arrange" a meeting with the impostor Bourne?

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

7. Describe the interactions between Catherine Staples and Marie in Chapter 14.

8. What does the organization of the assassin's plan tell the reader about the intention of this assassination?

9. Do you agree with Marie's thinking that Webb's memories of Burma are healthy?

10. At the beginning of Chapter 16, why does Webb now disagree with his wife, believing that he is indeed a killer?

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