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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 is the details man on Coleman's team?

2. Where does Mitch leave the car he stole from the Count's house?

3. What is Anna's occupation?

4. Who receives an email from Mitch asking to get Anna to safety?

5. Who fires two shots when the Jansens walk out of their house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the Jansens packing?

2. Who calls the police, why, and how do the police react?

3. Describe the conversation between President Hayes and Ambassador Koch.

4. Describe Irene's conversation with Thomas Stansfield in Chapter 8.

5. What does Hackett ask Coleman about their mission, and how does Coleman respond?

6. What does Mitch do in Freiburg?

7. Describe the CIA's Orion Team.

8. What do Anna and Michael discuss at the O'Rourkes' house, and how is their disagreement resolved?

9. What does Mitch do at the airport in Germany?

10. Who does Clark meet at the Congressional Country Club, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Investigate "The Third Option" as a political thriller. How does it adhere to and differ from the typical political thriller? What changes could be made to mark it more clearly as a political thriller? What changes could be made to prevent critics from classifying the novel as a political thriller?

Essay Topic 2

What are the distinct plots in "The Third Option"? How do these separate plots combine to create the novel as a whole?

Essay Topic 3

How does the third person point-of-view enhance and inhibit the story? How would the novel be different if another point of view were used?

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