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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 Panov suggest to help calm Webb after Webb has interrogated several agents?

2. How does Marie entice the hospital guard to create conflict?

3. When McAllister and his wife cannot be located in Chapter 4, about what does Webb want answers?

4. What is Marie's cover to the American couple in the arcade?

5. What name does Webb use when he arrives at the hotel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Webb's state of mind at the end of Chapter 7.

4. What does the organization of the assassin's plan tell the reader about the intention of this assassination?

5. Describe McAllister's state of mind when he leaves Webb in Chapter 3, and why is this important?

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

7. How does Webb locate the wealthy Asian taipan?

8. At the beginning of Chapter 16, why does Webb now disagree with his wife, believing that he is indeed a killer?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and explain the significance of the night of the great blade.

Part 1) What suspense does this scene add to the novel?

Part 2) How is this similar to, or different from, what you would have expected from Sheng?

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the "unidentifiable man" in "The Bourne Supremacy."

Part 1) Include in your essay references to written examples of this concept.

Part 2) Discuss whether you think David Webb was struggling with or against his alter-ego.

Part 3) Comment on whether you think David Webb is truly ever unidentifiable. That is, do you feel the transformation into Jason Bourne is ever 100%. Cite examples to support how you feel.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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