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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. What does Cameron run the risk of by Lukas' death?

2. Who does Mitch order to do a search of former intelligence workers?

3. What does Cameron do at the end of Chapter 40?

4. Where do Mitch and Scott wait in Chapter 28?

5. What does Mitch tell Irene he is going to do to the people who kidnapped Anna?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mitch do to Special Agent Salem, and what does he command Salem to do?

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

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

4. Why do Coleman and Mitch have a hard time in their search for the person responsible for the attempt on Mitch's life?

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

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

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

8. Describe the conversation between Cameron and Villaume in Chapter 27.

9. Describe the conversation between Mitch and Cameron in Chapter 36.

10. Why is Clark angry in Chapter 24, and what does he decide?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two characters that act as a foil to one another. In what ways do these characters serve as opposites? Are these differences indicative of good and evil?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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