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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. For how long does the main character say he had previously been in prison?

2. Who gave the Ministry of Defence the information about Lang being asked to murder Woolf?

3. What does the main character do to make Rayner loosen the grip on his arm?

4. Why does Lang explain is the reason that he declined the offer to kill Woolf?

5. What does Solomon tell Lang when Lang finishes explaining that McCluskey and Woolf are the same person?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Lang give Barnes when Barnes says he knows that Solomon is on a plane at that moment?

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

3. What does Lang recall about the man that approached him for the job of killing Woolf?

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

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

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

7. Describe the conversation in the first chapter about breaking someone's arm.

8. What do Solomon and Lang discuss when Lang tells Solomon that they know each other and Solomon should know that Lang would never kill someone for money?

9. What happens when the men arrive at the art gallery with Lang?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) How shocking was it to learn that Woolf put the contract out on himself?

Part 2) Does Woolf seem to be forgotten after his death? Explain why or why not?

Part 3) Should Sarah be blamed or punished for her role in her father's death?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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