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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 does Colonel Randolph Carbury deliver a letter to?

2. Who sits at the same table as Kimberly and Thorpe at the black tie event?

3. What kind of agent is Talbot?

4. Instead of thinking like a spy, Abrams thinks like what?

5. What is the best description of Claudia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What drives Thorpe's actions?

2. What are some actions that Kimberly takes to show she does not trust Thorpe?

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

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

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

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

7. Who is Talbot?

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

9. What is an "armchair spy"?

10. What does West plan to do, while he is being tortured by Thorpe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Thorpe is described as manipulative. Having read the whole book, what actions did Thorpe take to manipulate people so that everyone believes he is working for the Americans? Why were those actions manipulative? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What is faith? How is faith in other people shown and developed? What character in the book has the most faith in other people? How does this help or hinder the search for Talbot and the planning against the Russians? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What is expediency? What role does expediency play in the story? Cite examples from the book to support your answer.

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