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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. Where does Mitch park?

2. From whom does Anna Reilly receive a phone call?

3. About whom does Cameron tell Clark?

4. Who books a hotel as Mary Jones?

5. What does Mitch do when he realizes Irene did not order his death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Donatella Rahn's role in Chapter 25.

2. What does Stansfield discuss with President Hayes in Chapter 32?

3. What does Villaume tell Mitch about the person who hired him to kill the Jansens?

4. How does Mitch become convinced that Irene did not order his death?

5. Describe the conversation between Mitch and Cameron in Chapter 40.

6. What happens when Mitch returns to his house with Special Agent Salem?

7. Describe Cameron's two phone lines.

8. What does Clark discuss with Rudin, Midleton and Jonathan Brown in Chapter 30?

9. What does Cameron tell Anna at Mitch's house?

10. Describe Mitch's means of invading Stansfield's house.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of politics in this novel? What events are driven by politics and the struggle for power? How are characters viewed based on their political influence?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What is the setting of "The Third Option"? How does the novel's setting affect the action in "The Third Option"?

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