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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. Why does Kimberly go to Thorpe's residence after her meeting with Carbury?

2. Kimberly, Thorpe, O'Brien, West, and who welcome Abrams into their group?

3. Peter Thorpe is an operative for what agency?

4. Which book's call number is written near the dead body, outside the file room?

5. Before Kimberly and Abrams go on their jog, what do they do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Thorpe's interrogation technique that he uses on West?

2. How are Kimberly's actions, in the realm of espionage, that of an amateur?

3. What information does O'Brien pass to Abrams by telephone after the party?

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

5. How, according to Abrams, can Kimberly cripple the investigation of Talbot?

6. What does the bartender at the University Club tell Thorpe?

7. What does Abrams learn from Spinelli after leaving Kimberly's house?

8. What about Thorpe points to his being a sociopath?

9. Why will Abrams be able to hide in plain sight at the firm's functions?

10. What does Thorpe do on board the plane he sneaked onto?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book to support your answer: How does Katherine Kimberly's memory of her father motivate her in her actions as a spy?

Essay Topic 2

What is humanization? What does it mean when a character is humanized? Which character is the most humanized in the story? Why? Support your answer with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

What is loyalty? What role does loyalty have in the plot? Who is the loyalest character? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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