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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Yao Ming?

2. Which of the following helps Webb locate the taipan with whom he is supposed to meet?

3. What does Panov suggest to help calm Webb after Webb has interrogated several agents?

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

5. While in the French restaurant on Causeway Bay, about whom does Jiang Yu give Webb details about contacting?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Panov discover when he calls the State Department after first learning about Marie's disappearance from David Webb?

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

4. Describe the setting and mood of Chapter 1.

5. Describe the events that take place on the beach with one of the contacts on Webb's list in Chapter 13.

6. Why is McAllister pleased with Webb's meeting with the supposed taipan, Yao Ming?

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

8. What clue from Marie's story does McAllister discover from the Treadstone-71 file?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How and why is Sheng compared to Hitler and other cruel rulers? Compare and contrast Sheng's character with the cruel rulers cited in the story. Which ruler does Sheng resemble most? Cite examples to support your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

Describe and explain the significance of one of the action scenes in the novel (e.g., Webb's chasing the impostor to the airfield, Marie's escaping from Yao Ming, etc.)

Part 1) Why did you select this scene, and how did this scene enhance the novel's sense of suspense?

Part 2) What was resolved or made more complicated by the scene?

Part 3) What significance does this scene have for Webb/Bourne?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the debating strategies between Catherine Staples and Raymond Havilland in their discussion as to why Marie has to be turned over to the government.

Part 1) With whom do you agree regarding this argument, and why?

Part 2) Debate one side of this argument from either the viewpoint of Staples or Havilland.

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