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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. Who has Ducane come to see at the beginning of chapter 20?

2. What country did Theo used to live in?

3. What part of Barbara's body does Pierce touch?

4. Who does Octavian have to give a report to?

5. Who does Ducane think is the key to Radeech's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Willy react when Mary asks him to marry her?

2. What does Willy think about Mary?

3. How does Willy react to Barbara's advances?

4. What do Kate and Octavia talk about later that night?

5. How does Jessica enter Ducane's bedroom?

6. What terrible thing does Willy say happened to him as a child?

7. What does Eric write in his letter to Paula?

8. Why is Ducane worried about his affair with Jessica?

9. Why is the Prime minister concerned about Radeechy's death?

10. Why does Willy's use of German irritate Mary?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the characters in the novel and discuss how he or she would cope in two of the following scenarios:

1. Radeecy's fakes his suicide.

2. The police ask all the characters to be called in for questioning.

3. Biranne is found guilty of Radeechy's murder.

4. Pierce dies in the cave.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's life. In what way is his life and personality is reflected in the book? Where could he have learned about the world of espionage? In what ways is he like or unlike Bond?

Essay Topic 3

What problems do Pierce's generation face? How are the problems for Pierce's generation different to the problems Ducane's generation faced? Identify and discuss a problem facing your own generation.

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