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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. Where is the man supposedly located at this time?

2. What language did Teddy learn when he was 60?

3. What is the approximate population of Padua?

4. Where did Marco and Sennett part ways?

5. What is the name of the man involved in the scandal six years previous?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Teddy Maynard? Why is he an important figure in the story? What is Maynard's relationship with the President?

2. How is the Critz situation handled?

3. Discuss the meeting between Backman and Rudolph. Why does Backman trust Rudolph?

4. What is the next morning's news regarding Backman's release? What is Carl Pratt's opinion?

5. Why is there tension between Backman and Ermanno? What is Backman's demand?

6. What does Backman do shortly after arriving in Treviso?

7. Why does Maynard want Morgan to pardon Joel Backman? Who is Joel Backman?

8. What does Backman do on his second day in Bologna? Who does he meet?

9. What are the President's immediate plans after leaving office? What are the opinions of his wife and others regarding these plans?

10. How does Luigi propose Backman deal with the language barrier? What will Backman tell the locals about his lack of knowledge about the language?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The US government strikes more than one deal with Backman. The first is a pardon with the hopes that Backman will confess to the whereabouts of JAM. The plan fails. The second and biggest deal involves Backman's freedom and safety in exchange for the JAM computer disks. Discuss Backman's deals with the government. Who made the deals on behalf of the government? Who gave the deal maker authorization? Why and how was the first deal flawed? What should have been done differently? Why is the government allowed to pardon Backman if he committed a federal crime? Why does the US government make the second deal? Do you think Backman is deserving of either deal? Explain. If the government made the last deal with Backman, why does Backman doubt his safety? Why does Backman think that the government will continue to track and perhaps try to kill him? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Write a final report on the Backman case. The report should be at least 1000 words. You may choose one of the following as a source for the report: Luigi, CIA, NSA, or the FBI. Include the existence and importance of Neptune and JAM, predictions about the usage of the products, Backman's involvement, government actions and involvement, plus the presence of other entities such as Mossad.

Essay Topic 3

Many different agencies play a part in the story. There are several from foreign countries such as England, Israel, Iraq, and China. The American agencies include the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Justice Department, the National Security Administration (NSA), the Pentagon, the White House, and some that remain unnamed. Write a description of each agency, what it does, and why it is involved in the Backman and/or JAM situation. Also discuss which are also involved in the bribe scandal. Choose two to compare and contrast for a better understanding of their parts in the story.

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