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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 Solomon say the Ministry of Defence believes might be the ones who are trying to make it look as if Lang is the killer?

2. What does Lang tell Richie he needs to do?

3. What name does Lang give the receptionist at the American Embassy when he goes to see Russell Barnes?

4. What does Lang explain is the reason that he carries a brief case with nothing in it but a newspaper?

5. Who arrives with Woolf when he arrives for his dinner with Lang?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lang speculate might be the reason that Woolf tried to hire Lang to kill him?

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

3. What happens when Lang enters the art gallery following McCluskey?

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

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

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

7. What does Lang explain about the conspiracy to commit murder charge when he first learns about it?

8. What does Lang find when he returns to his apartment from his initial interview with O'Neil and Solomon?

9. Describe what Solomon tells Lang in chapter four when Lang asks why the Ministry of Defence is involved in Woolf is all there is a drug charge?

10. Describe the phone conversation in Chapter 5 when Woolf calls Lang.

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) Describe the way that drugs and arms dealers are viewed in the story.

Part 2) Is there any indication that one of these was viewed more negatively than the other? Why or why not?

Part 3) Could Murdah have done anything other than killing Michael Lucas and created the same immediate effect on both Lang and the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Pick one of the following to write an essay about.

Part 1) What is the difference between a freedom fighter and a terrorist.

Part 2) Which group would you choose to work for if you had to pick? Murdah's men, Ministry of Defence, or the Sword of Truth? Explain why.

Part 3) How would the story have been different if Lang had went ahead and killed O'Neil and Barnes in the strip club?

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