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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. As of Chapter 2, how are U.S. officials within the secure government building planning to use Bourne?

2. Who is Jiang Yu?

3. Where did D'Anjou find a man to train as a pretender in the ways of Medusa?

4. After Webb's first meeting with McAllister, which two characters are determined to be the most likely to be able to reach Webb?

5. When on the radio, what does Marie encourage Webb to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is revealed at the opening of Chapter 11 through the meeting with the large Asian?

2. How does Webb locate the wealthy Asian taipan?

3. What can the reader infer about the McAllister character from his actions upon hearing the news of Marie's escape from the hospital?

4. What does Webb learn about the city of Macau from various characters in Chapter 13?

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

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

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

8. What is Conklin's and Webb's plan?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

As the protagonist, David Webb is set up to be the hero of the novel.

Part 1) Provide a definition for the term "hero."

Part 2) Do you feel Webb is a hero? Why or why not? Cite examples from the novel to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Marie is a strong character throughout most of the novel. How does the author depict her as strong and influential, while at the same time describing her with traditional feminine characteristics? How would you label Marie?

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