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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. As McAllister sets up the planned meeting between himself and Sheng, what piece of information does McAllister share with Sheng that is intended to protect McAllister during the meeting?
(a) He, himself, is a highly trained agent with the ability to protect himself.
(b) A special operative team will be monitoring the meeting closely.
(c) He is bringing two highly trained body guards with him for protection.
(d) He has a file on Sheng in Washington which will be released if anything happens to him.

2. At the Jing Shan Sanctuary, how does d'Anjou leave a trail for Webb to follow as he and the other prisoners are led down a path?
(a) d'Anjou marks the trail with spray paint.
(b) d'Anjou leaves a trail of crackers.
(c) d'Anjou marks the trail with tiny flags.
(d) d'Anjou leaves a trail of pebbles.

3. Who kills the impostor Bourne in the climactic scene at the mansion?
(a) Webb.
(b) Marie.
(c) McAllister.
(d) Conklin.

4. What does Havilland hope will be the outcome of Webb's plan to confront Sheng?
(a) Webb will kill Sheng.
(b) Sheng will kill Webb.
(c) Webb will capture Sheng.
(d) Webb will torture Sheng.

5. As he prepares to leave for Macau, why does Webb insist to his wife that it must be him to go after Sheng?
(a) Only by avenging d'Anjou can he be healed.
(b) Webb still has a death wish.
(c) Webb feels responsible for saving the country.
(d) Only by avenging d'Anjou can Asia be saved.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Havilland, McAllister, and Conklin agree to try to uncover why Staples was murdered, why does Conklin not want to be briefed?

2. After Staples is murdered outside her flat, what does Conklin order Richards to do?

3. While searching for the men smoking cigarettes in the woods, who does Webb recognize?

4. After they arrive in Beijing and tail this suspect to his hotel, who do Webb and d'Anjou learn Joseph Wadsworth is?

5. After hearing that his airport plans have been destroyed, who does Sheng summon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the meeting between Webb, all the men, and Marie at the opening of Chapter 33?

2. What steps did Lin take to uncover the traitor on his team?

3. In Chapter 36, why does Sheng suspect the situation is not being handled by a professional?

4. How does Havilland convince Staples that giving up Marie is necessary?

5. What does the reader see in Marie's character after she is informed of Staples' murder?

6. Summarize the interaction between Nelson and Staples at their meeting at the opening of Chapter 17.

7. What do Staples' actions in the Victoria Peak mansion suggest about her character?

8. What does Panov suggest to Marie and Webb before he leaves to go home and attend to patients?

9. Contrast Webb's character as Bourne with the man who reunites with Marie at the end of Chapter 32.

10. Why does Conklin refuse to surrender Marie until the traitor is found?

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