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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 Gearing emphasize in Sydney?

2. What name does Grady give when asked about Popov?

3. What does Killgore say is destroying the Earth?

4. What is Popov's first name?

5. What weapon does Franklin have during the hospital situation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Clark tell Grady when he wakes up?

2. How does Chavez feel after taking a tour of the Olympic facility?

3. What does Kirk compare the project to while talking to Popov?

4. How does Malloy stop the car of fleeing terrorists at the hospital?

5. What horrible crime did Foster commit?

6. What calms Popov's fears about kidnapping when he gets to Kansas?

7. What does Popov do when he meets with Killgore in the cafeteria?

8. What makes Popov think Brightling might be involved with chemical warfare?

9. What happens when Hunnicut's body is found?

10. Why did the Brightlings divorce?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Clark and Chavez are two very similar people, and yet they have some notable and important differences. Using the text to cite support, write a compare/contrast essay about these two characters.

Essay Topic 2

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Tom Clancy have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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