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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 nationality is Claudia?

2. Who gave West fail-safe devices?

3. Where does Thorpe intend to take West?

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

5. Where is Eleanor Wingate from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between the way the spies and the cops think about investigation?

2. What does Abrams suspect about Thorpe?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What are Kimberly and Abrams doing together after going to the midtown office?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book, describe how each of the following conflicts is used in the book:

a. Man versus Man

b. Man versus Self

c. Man versus Society

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the book to support your answer, answer the following question: Which pairing of protagonist and antagonist is most important to the story, and why?

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