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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 positions himself above the Jansens' home to watch it with binoculars?

2. What do Mitch and his partners show to gain admittance to the Count's home?

3. Where does Mitch land?

4. How does Irene think her surveillance of the Count was discovered?

5. What do President Hayes' photographs show?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9, who does Mitch email, and why?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why is Mitch sent to Germany to assassinate Count Heinrich Hagenmiller V?

8. Describe the CIA's Orion Team.

9. What do Senator Clark and Rudin discuss in Chapter 4?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the effect of the language and writing style in "The Third Option"? How does Flynn's tone affect the reader's interpretation of this novel?

Essay Topic 2

How do the minor characters in the novel affect the plot? How would the novel be different if one or more of these characters were removed?

Essay Topic 3

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

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