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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 director of the CIA?

2. What does Marcus Dumond own?

3. Who will likely be the next boss of the CIA?

4. How long will the Jansens' trip for which they are packing last?

5. Why is Anna hysterical despite being safe at the O'Rourke's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are the Jansens packing?

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

4. Why is Peter Cameron in a bad mood in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 16, what does Cameron tell Clark, and how does Clark react?

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

7. How does Mitch's career in the CIA begin, and what is his current status?

8. What is Mitch doing at the beginning of Chapter 1, and how does he feel about it?

9. What does Irene Kennedy discuss with President Hayes in Chapter 2?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does the motif of government secrecy play in "The Third Option"? Why is this motif important to the novel's plot?

Essay Topic 2

How does Mitch and Anna's relationship affect the story?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Mitch Rapp and Peter Cameron.

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