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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. Who does Lang see in the building into which he follows McCluskey?

2. Who does Sarah say told her that there was a gun found in Lang's apartment that was going to be used to kill her father?

3. Where does Solomon say that he believes Alexander Woolf is at that moment in Chapter 4 while Solomon and Lang are drinking?

4. What does O'Neil say that his men found in a search of Lang's apartment?

5. What does the doctor tell Lang about his injury?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in chapter five when Lang begins to follow McCluskey?

2. What does Lang find while trying to get out of the building?

3. What does Lang find when he goes to the bank in Chapter 4?

4. What does O'Neil tell Sarah Woolf when he comes to talk to her and Lang in Chapter 3?

5. What happens when O'Neil arrives in Lang's hospital room?

6. How does Lang get in to see Russell Barnes?

7. Describe the scene when Lang and Solomon first arrive at O'Neil's office.

8. How does Lang get out of the bed he is tied to in Chapter 8?

9. Describe the dinner that Lang has with Paulie.

10. What do Solomon and Lang discuss when Solomon arrives in Lang's hospital room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) Does this conspiracy seem to be extremely far fetched and unbelievable? Explain why or why not?

Part 2) How are the government officials portrayed in this story?

Part 3) Does it seem likely that the American CIA all knew about Barnes' behavior? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) Why did Solomon show Lang the pictures of Sarah Woolf?

Part 2) How much did Solomon know about the Graduate Studies before Lang told him what he knew?

Part 3) How does this change the view of Solomon if it changes it at all? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) Why did the name of the main character remain unknown until the second chapter?

Part 2) Why did the identify of Woolf and McCluskey remain unknown until later in the book?

Part 3) When Lang is talking about himself while with the Sword of Truth why does he say 'Ricki said' rather than I?

Part 4) What is the significance of Lang believing that Barnes said Murder rather than Murdah the first time Murdah is mentioned?

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