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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 McAllister reveal to Havilland just before the limo explodes on the news coverage?

2. Before going to the casino, what do McAllister and Webb obtain from their visit back to d'Anjou's flat?

3. Which two characters work on editing the dead assassin's profile as Webb prepares to leave for Macau?

4. What is the Canadian Commissioner asked to present to Havilland after he is told of a suspicious woman who has recently visited the Canadian consulate?

5. Outside the Victoria mansion, what signal assures Conklin that Bourne has arrived?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Webb move forward with his plan to save Marie after escaping the trap set at the memorial hall?

2. What does Marie find strange about Staples' behavior as she awaits Catherine's return?

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

4. How does Webb convince Marie that it must be him to go on the mission to confront Sheng?

5. Describe the change in perspective the reader is shown in McAllister's character in Chapter 35.

6. How does the author use foreshadowing at the end of Chapter 30?

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

8. How does Webb narrow down the possible avenues of attack on the target at the airport?

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

10. Which Webb/Bourne identity ultimately kills Sheng at the meeting in the clearing?

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

Good versus evil is a theme throughout "The Bourne Supremacy," both literally and figuratively.

Part 1) How is good presented in the book? How is evil presented in the book? Cite examples.

Part 2) Select two characters from the book and explain why they are good, evil, or a combination of both. Provide examples from the book.

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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