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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 does Sam Hollis decide to go after speaking with Fisher?

2. At Borodino, Fisher met a man claiming to be who?

3. How do Russian authorities insist that Fisher died?

4. How has the colonel made the deduction that they were at the Charm School?

5. After questioning other people about Fisher, what happens to Brennan and Sam?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Sam and Lisa notice about the people in the village?

2. After they find out at Fisher has died, what must they do?

3. As Lisa's character is introduced into the story, what does the reader learn about her personal and professional life?

4. What type of novel is The Charm School by Nelson DeMille?

5. Why does Sam make the trek to Moscow to see Valentine Surikov?

6. After not finding Fisher at the hotel, what happens to Sam and Bill?

7. As the novel begins, how does DeMille's style narrate the story?

8. What unsettles Lisa and Sam when they are debriefed by Banks?

9. Why is Sam beginning to get suspicious concerning Lisa?

10. When Gregory Fisher calls the embassy, who he is patched through to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While some characters have issues accepting the new culture or society around them, other characters are excited to learn more about a new culture. Discuss how these characters effectively understand Russian culture:

- Lisa

- Kaye

- Mike Salerno

Essay Topic 2

As a foreigner, it can sometimes be difficult to adjust to the cultural identity of a new country. Discuss how the following characters have trouble understanding Cold War Russia and identifying with the people that live there:

- Gregory Fisher

- Sam

- Seth

Essay Topic 3

How does Lisa open Sam's eyes to the real Russian and the real people of Russia?

Explain how in this instance, the State and the Russian people are different.

How to the people of Yablonya show that not all Russian people blindly follow their corrupt, unjust, and difficult government?

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