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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 piece of equipment did Ann Kimberly seize in order to cripple the Russian plan?

2. In which suite was West's body found?

3. Who tells Androv that Abrams escaped?

4. Whom does Joan stab while she is in the Russian mansion?

5. What does Abrams shatter in a passage, so he can escape?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the Russian attache tell Ann Kimberly during the counterattack?

4. What is Henry Kimberly's attachment to his daughters?

5. Why does Katherine Kimberly feel betrayed by her father?

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

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

8. What does Karl Roth do at the Van Dorn's 4th of July party?

9. What happens in the deserted cemetery?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the three types of irony? Which type of irony was used best in the story, and why? Use 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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