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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 best describes Thorpe, according to West?

2. After meeting Claudia, who does Abrams have a drink with?

3. Thorpe claims to have kidnapped Carbury in the interests of what?

4. When Kimberly and Abrams are approached by the two men in the park, what do they do?

5. What does the government think about the O'Brien law firm's activities?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Arnold Brin do before he was murdered?

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

3. What are Thorpe's intentions when torturing West?

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

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

6. What do Tony Abrams and Patrick O'Brien discuss at their first meeting?

7. What is an "armchair spy"?

8. What does Thorpe tell West when he calls West after dealing with O'Brien?

9. When Thorpe enters the main dining room, what does Abrams say?

10. Who is Claudia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which death is most important to the story, and why? What does the death contribute to the other characters' motivations? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of observations in the story? Do observations drive actions, or do actions drive observations? Who is observant, and who is being observed? Cite examples from the story to support your answer.

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