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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 will be speaking at the dinner on behalf of James Allerton?

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

3. While Kimberly and Abrams are dancing, what do they talk about?

4. Where does Kuchik crawl to hide from the Russian guards?

5. How did Eleanor Wingate die?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Abrams promise to do on July 4?

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

4. Who is Claudia?

5. Who is Nicholas West?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Arnold Brin left a clue before he died. What was the clue? Based on your reading, what is the meaning of the clue? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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