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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 tells President Hayes that there may be a leak in the government?

2. Who books a hotel as Mary Jones?

3. Mitch thinks the leak in government comes from what source?

4. What is "Mary Jones" trained as?

5. Why is Clark angry in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 22, what does Mitch tell Anna when he calls her?

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

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

4. Describe Cameron's two phone lines.

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

6. What does Mitch find in Anna's apartment, and what does he say when he phones Irene?

7. What happens at the gas station when Mitch follows the car that leaves his house?

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

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

10. How is Anna kidnapped?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Mitch Rapp and Peter Cameron.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the main themes in this novel (manipulation, assassination, etc.) and detail its recurrences throughout the novel. What does it add to the novel? How does it affect the different characters?

Essay Topic 3

What role does social class play in "The Third Option"? What different classes are represented and by which characters?

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