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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 has proven to be an obstacle to the men off the coast of Long Island who are trying to shoot a plane?

2. Who does Susanna think is funneling money to the Republicans by surreptitious means?

3. How does Vandenburg want to see the President react to the airline strike?

4. What is Mark supposed to take from Susanna's house to prevent her story from going out to the public?

5. Who comprise the Soviet agents in the Prologue?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relationship between Susanna and Elizabeth?

2. What does Susanna discover about Elliott and Beckwith's relationship as she writes her story?

3. What is the sign left behind at the crime scene that Michael remembers?

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

5. Why does Braxton accept Elizabeth into his firm?

6. Why is Delaroche called the solitaire?

7. Why does Astrid go to Germany in her youth and become a member of the Communist Party?

8. How does Beckwith respond to the airline strike when he is on vacation?

9. Why does Elizabeth refuse to snoop for Susanna?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Michael and Nicolai are two intriguing characters employed at the CIA.

Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist and how do they interact? What is similar about them and what is different?

Part 2) What are some events that Nicolai had a direct influence upon? What are some events that Michael had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which character offers support to the group? Which one is stronger and why?

Essay Topic 2

Appearances can be deceiving. Make a time line that shows the progression of your knowledge as a reader into the characters of the suspects in the case. Which characters reveal the theme of appearances can be deceiving most?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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