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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Pym wishing when he turns away from Eva?
(a) That he was a better liar.
(b) That Eva would be quiet.
(c) That he could drink until he was drunk.
(d) That the phone would stop ringing.

2. How does Burnham get the door off the locked closet in Epstein's office?
(a) With a knife.
(b) With a hammer.
(c) With his belt.
(d) With a screw driver.

3. As he gazes out the window, what is the President about to ask of Burnham?
(a) To give his opinion on the invasion of the Honduras.
(b) To tell the truth about Eva.
(c) To move his office into Epstein's office.
(d) To get back together with his wife.

4. Why does Ivy think her leg had stopped hurting?
(a) The leg was reacting to tranquility.
(b) She wasn't working anymore now that Jerome was home.
(c) The pills worked well.
(d) She had purchased some better shoes.

5. What does Dr. Johnson say about Patriotism?
(a) Its the best way for a country to survive.
(b) Its the source of all comfort.
(c) Its the nobel life of the people.
(d) Its the last refuge of a scoundrel.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the news conference, where does the President say that you have to keep a secret?

2. What question does Epstein have for Burnham after the President leaves?

3. Where has the President placed a chair for Burnham at the Cabinet meeting?

4. Where does Eva go when she left Pym's?

5. Why does Dyanna not like Eva?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Eva use her knowledge of Burnham's health issues to her advantage?

2. How does the President explain Burnham to the press?

3. What does Burnham realize after the ordeal of his first Cabinet meeting?

4. What gives Burnham the courage to tell Eva he has put her under investigation by the FBI?

5. What thoughts does Burnham have about his motivations for kissing Dyanna?

6. How does Pym know that Teal appreciates the information he has given him?

7. Considering the development of Burnham's relationship to the President throughout the book, how has Burnham influenced American Foreign Policy?

8. Describe Burnham's opinion on the Invasion of the Honduras.

9. Who is Teal referring to when he speaks of B-12?

10. Why does Eva say that the President might have really loved Burnham?

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