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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 answers when Mitch phones his friend?

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

3. Who does Cameron intrude upon at the beginning of Chapter 16?

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

5. What does Irene talk about at Camp David?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mitch's phone conversation with Irene Kennedy.

2. What does Mitch do in Freiburg?

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

4. Who is Marcus Dumond, and why does Mitch contact him upon his arrival in Washington?

5. Who does Mitch think tried to kill him, and what does he do the next morning?

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

7. What happens to Mitch during his mission, and how does he react?

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

9. What happens between Jeff Duser and Mario Lukas?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is foreshadowing used in "The Third Option"? Choose one major instance of foreshadowing and follow it through the book, finishing with how the event is fulfilled.

Essay Topic 2

How would the story be different if Mitch's girlfriend survived the Lockerbie disaster?

Essay Topic 3

How are the different symbols (CIA, etc.) used throughout the novel to represent abstract concepts? Detail and explain how the symbols are used to describe certain abstract concepts and which concepts they describe.

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