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

2. What does Mitch claim his occupation is when talking to Anna's friend?

3. With whom do Irene Kennedy and President Hayes meet in the White House?

4. Who is now accusing Irene of involvement in the Count's assassination?

5. Why does Jim Jansen become afraid?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Anna Reilly, and what does she want?

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

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

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

5. What does Clark do to cause dissension between the Democrats?

6. What does Mitch do in Freiburg?

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

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

9. What does Michael O'Rourke think about as he drives to Anna's house?

10. Describe the CIA's Orion Team.

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 are women portrayed in "The Third Option"? What is the significance of the strong women presented in this novel?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Mitch Rapp and Scott Coleman. How are their relationships with their superiors similar and different?

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