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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. After Stanley and Joan seal the door, what do they do?

2. Who surprises Claudia when she is about to shoot Androv?

3. What describes Henry Kimberly's reaction to hearing that his daughter was poisoned?

4. What is the name of the first Russian that the group sits with in the Russian mansion?

5. What happens to Thorpe when the second group of men appear to save Abrams and Kimberly?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joan appear to have more depth as a character than initially thought?

2. What happens to Abrams after he leaves the Russian mansion?

3. What is the goal of Abrams' mission?

4. While the counterattack against the Russians begins, what is Van Dorn doing?

5. When Abrams returns to the Van Dorn's party after his mission to the Russian mansion, what does he learn from Spinelli?

6. What will Abrams be doing, as his cover, when they go into the Russian embassy's mansion?

7. What has Androv done to Van Dorn's telephone?

8. What do Kimberly and Abrams discuss on their jog through the park?

9. What internal battle is Ann Kimberly fighting as she participates in the counterattack?

10. What was Henry Kimberly's intentions for after the EMP strike?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Using the examples from the story to support your answer, answer the following: What makes a good leader? Who in the story is the best leader?

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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