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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 Murdah admit to being?

2. What does Mike Lucas tell Lang?

3. Who is first blamed for the attack in Chapter 19?

4. Where does Thomas go to meet with Sarah?

5. Thomas introduces himself to his driver. What does Thomas say his name is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What three different scenarios do Lang and Solomon come up with after Lang has seen the photographs?

2. What does Solomon show Lang in Chapter 19?

3. What does Barnes tell Lang about democracy?

4. What does Ricky come to realize about Solomon's knowledge of their mission and what does he decide to do about it?

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

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

7. What does Lang do after retrieving information from Phillip?

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

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

10. Describe what happens when Lang goes in to see Dirk.

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 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?

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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