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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 Burnham compare kissing Dyanna to?

2. What gift has the President offered Burnham?

3. What does Burnham want to do because he felt patriotic?

4. After he speaks with ABC, what does Pym hope that Eva will do?

5. After Burnham comes up with his plan about blackmailing him, who briefs Mario Epstein?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eva learn about herself after Louise's arrest with Mengele?

2. How does Burnham's distraction with his personal life work to Ivy's advantage?

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

4. What does Dyanna find out at lunch with Connie and Dolores?

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

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

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

8. How has Hal been an ally to Burnham throughout the story?

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

10. Why will Burnham not turn Eva in after she confessed she was a spy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does anything Pym ever threaten or convince Eva of ever come true? Use examples from the text.

1) Does Eva enjoy living with Pym? Explain.

2) Is Eva interested in the Soviet Union?

3) Do you think Eva's relationship with Pym is helpful to her? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What does the President mean at the press conference when he jokes about wishing he could put the First Amendment on hold?

1) What is happening when the President jokes about this?

2) Who is the President speaking to when he makes this joke?

3) From what you know about the President, was there any truth in this statement?

Essay Topic 3

Timothy Burnham's wife, Sarah, believes he is an unprincipled man.

Part 1) Would you agree with this opinion of Burnham?

Part 2) Why or why not? Provide some examples from the text supporting your point of view.

Part 3) Did your opinion of Burnham change as the book progressed? Explain, using examples from the book.

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