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

2. While in the French restaurant on Causeway Bay, about whom does Jiang Yu give Webb details about contacting?
(a) A Frenchman at Kam-Pek's casino.
(b) An Englishman at Pak-fei's casino.
(c) A Swede at Pek-Kam's casino.
(d) An American at Kam-Pek's casino.

3. What is the setting of the opening of Chapter 13?
(a) Light rain, Victoria Harbor.
(b) Torrential rain, Repulse Bay.
(c) Heavy rain, Victoria Peak.
(d) Heavy winds, Peninsula Hotel.

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

5. Who is Catherine Staples?
(a) A junior secret agent.
(b) A senior national officer.
(c) A corporate executive officer.
(d) A senior foreign officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. After learning his guards are leaving, which of the following is not found by Webb when he arrives home?

2. What does Webb do to help cope with his stress and problems?

3. Which of the following characters is an Orient Specialist working for the U.S. State Department?

4. According to the text, why does it seem David Webb trusts no one?

5. While on his anticipated phone call in Chapter 7, what is said to Conklin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it important for Webb to contact the conspirators rather than the other way around?

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

3. How does Webb locate the wealthy Asian taipan?

4. What does Webb's reaction to receiving Marie's note tell the reader about the couple's relationship?

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

6. Discuss Webb's preparations for his trip to Hong Kong.

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

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

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

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

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