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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. Prior to Elliott's party, what do his guests watch on television?

2. Where does Michael think the yacht remains while the whaler traveled to Long Island?

3. Where do the bullets go into the Soviet agents that are killed after crossing the border into the West?

4. When Susanna leaves for her evening jog, what does she injure that forces her to go back to her house?

5. What kind of leaders does the Muslim terrorist group that Michael studies focus on assassinating?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Soviet agents intend to fool people upon their arrival in Austria?

2. What is the sign that makes the assassinations distinctive?

3. What does Beckwith talk about in his speech to the public?

4. What will the three agents do after they cross the border?

5. What is the young Soviet agent groomed for?

6. What happens to Mahmoud after he completes his mission aboard the whaler?

7. What does Michael receive that leads him to believe the dead man is Mahmoud?

8. How is the The Society for International Development and Cooperation depicted in Part Two: November: Chapters 11-15?

9. Why is Elizabeth angry with Michael when he returns from his investigation to their house in Georgetown?

10. What is the ruse employed by the two men on a large yacht off the coast of Long Island for their journey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Mark of the Assassin is a classic military fiction novel. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category?

Essay Topic 2

Silva uses more than one iteration on the theme of betrayal and deception. Identify at least two themes about betrayal in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name. Who feels betrayed in The Mark of the Assassin and in what ways? Who suffers as a result of this betrayal? What emotions are evoked by betrayal? Take a closer look at the different people involved and the roles they play.

Essay Topic 3

The Mark of the Assassin is written primarily in the third-person point of view. Is this point of view more or less effective than telling the story from the first-person perspective of Michael?

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