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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. Where are the SVR headquarters described in Chapter 2?

2. Where did MARBLE stop to wait and watch at a bus stop before his planned meeting with the American case officer in Chapter 10?

3. Where did Dominika consider taking her mother to live on the shores of the Nevskaya Guba?

4. What does the word "tricoteuse" translate to in English (193)?

5. What word does Dominika use to refer to "the termination of our relationship" in Chapter 16 (209)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Kon Institute and how does Dominika feel about attending there?

2. What are considered as different incentives for Dominika to become a double agent? What incentive is the one that works?

3. Who kills Marta? How?

4. What is an SDR and what is its purpose?

5. How is the training at Sparrow School described?

6. What position does Vanya Egorov hold? How did he come to this position?

7. Why is Marta killed?

8. What is a honey trap?

9. Who pursues Nate in Chapter 1? How does he escape?

10. How does Simyonov thwart Dominika's mission with Delon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Nate Nash in Red Sparrow. What are Nate's objectives in the novel? What obstacles does he face? How does he overcome those obstacles? How would you describe Nate's character arc?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of MARBLE in the novel. What is MARBLE's true identity? For how long has MARBLE been working for the U.S.? In what capacity? What are the dangers that MARBLE faces?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Dominika's experiences at the Sparrow School. What is the focus of this institution? How many students attend with Dominika? What do the lessons consist of?

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