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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. From whom does Anna Reilly receive a phone call?

2. What does Mitch decide to do before following through with his plan?

3. What does Mitch ask Irene?

4. Who visits Anna's apartment with Mitch?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Cameron's two phone lines.

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Donatella Rahn.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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