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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. What does Jiang Yu say to Webb while at the French restaurant that causes Webb to freeze?

2. Why does Yao Ming claim to have kidnapped Marie?

3. In Chapter 1, how does the assassin arrive at the cabaret?

4. To serve as a distraction in the cabaret, what action does one customer take?

5. What does McAllister tell Webb during their initial visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the situation in Macau that is revealed to Webb in Chapter 3.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the ways in which communications and technologies have changed in the past 15 years.

Part 1) What role did technology play in this novel?

Part 2) In Webb's life, how did the use of technology affect him and his abilities during his missions?

Part 3) Is technology always a good thing?

Essay Topic 2

Select two characters that are connected in some way in the novel. Analyze the importance of their relationship with one another and the novel.

Part 1) Which two characters are you planning to discuss, and what is their relationship in the novel? How is this relationship important?

Part 2) What role does each play in the conflict? How do these characters relate with one another?

Part 3) How would the absence of these characters affect the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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