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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. What does Lang say when O'Neil says that Lang followed him there?

2. What does Lang show O'Neil that makes O'Neil suddenly very nervous?

3. What does Dirk do when Lang offers to shake his hand in Chapter 19?

4. What do Thomas and Ronnie tell Phillip that Lang's profession is in Chapter 21?

5. After talking to O'Neil in Chapter 21 what does Lang feel O'Neil will do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Operation Dead Wood.

2. Describe the meeting and conversation between Sarah and Thomas after Thomas' arrival in Prague.

3. What are the things Thomas does in order to get ready to kill Dirk Von Der Hoewe?

4. What do Ronnie and Lang find in Sarah's diary?

5. Describe what happens when Lang goes to see Phillip in Chapter 21.

6. Briefly describe Thomas' arrest and imprisonment.

7. What happens in Chapter 11 when Lang decides to go wait for O'Neil to walk out of his business?

8. What happens when Lang runs into Sarah in Chapter 22?

9. Why does Thomas insist that he see Sarah after his arrival in Prague?

10. What happens when Phillip and Lang meet in Chapter 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) Compare Ronnie and Sarah Woolf.

Part 2) At what point in the story did it become clear that Lang would not stay with Sarah? Why did you pick this point?

Part 3) Was it shocking that Ronnie was at the airport waiting for Lang? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) Speculate on the reasons that Michael Lucas was killed.

Part 2) Why was it significant that it was Michael's name used on the bank account?

Part 3) How would it have been different if it had been Woolf's name on the account? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) Describe Alexander Woolf.

Part 2) What does he symbolize in the story?

Part 3) Is there any indication that Barnes ever meant to do anything besides kill Alexander Woolf?

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