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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. West knows, by way of his access to Thorpe's psychological profile, that Thorpe seeks what?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Calm.
(c) Thrills.
(d) Security.

2. Where did Abrams and O'Brien meet in May?
(a) Rockefeller Center.
(b) Press Club.
(c) University Club.
(d) Russian embassy.

3. What does Abrams chastise Kimberly about before they dance?
(a) Being so trusting.
(b) Having a relationship with Thorpe.
(c) Casting suspicion all around her.
(d) Worrying about Carbury.

4. How old was Katherine when her father died?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

5. What does Thorpe do to West when West lies during interrogation?
(a) Hits him.
(b) Shocks him.
(c) Kicks him.
(d) Cuts him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kuchik trying to steal from the Russian estate?

2. What is the name of West's fiancee?

3. Whom did Eleanor Wingate have an affair with?

4. What does Abrams slip into a pillowcase that he carries to the roof?

5. Who does Kimberly ask to check on Carbury when he does not show up at dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do O'Brien's actions, in the first part of the story, say about his character?

2. What is O'Brien's role in the journal with the Talbot information?

3. What happens to Abrams on the roof of the firm's town home?

4. What does Abrams find when he gets into Carbury's room?

5. What do the interactions of the guests reveal about Katherine Kimberly and Marc Pembroke?

6. What does Kimberly want to do in the midtown office the day after the party?

7. How is Katherine, as a character, humanized?

8. What does West know about Thorpe and his personality?

9. What does Kimberly discover in Carbury's file in the dead file room?

10. What fears does Kimberly share with O'Brien?

(see the answer keys)

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