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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. Who is the woman that Zyuganov summons to speak with in his office in Chapter 40?

2. Who orders Nate to get into the van when he appears on the bridge unexpectedly in Chapter 42?

3. What country is connected to Russia by way of the bridge in the photos presented by Benford in Chapter 40?

4. What recipe concludes Chapter 38?

5. About how old is Jennifer Santini described as being in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Nate's new assignment in Chapter 22?

2. What is the significance of the false information Benford has Dominika pass along to Egorov?

3. What information is Dominika instructed to pass to Egorov in Chapter 37?

4. What information does the reader learn from Egorov's meeting with Putin in Chapter 26?

5. What is the secret swap that Dominika performs in Chapter 20?

6. What is revealed about Zyuganov's character in Chapter 30?

7. What is a stovepipe in spy tradecraft?

8. What exchange is to take place in Chapter 40? Where is the exchange to occur?

9. Where is Electric Boat Works and why does Nate visit there?

10. How is Korchnoi's arrest described? Where is he taken?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Sergey Matorin in Red Sparrow. What is Satorin's role in the plot of the novel? For whom does Satorin work? What are the impacts of Satorin's actions in the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the rivalries between the FBI and CIA that appear in Red Sparrow. What are the origins of these rivalries? How do they play out in the plot? Do you think that the rivalries presented in the text are indicative of true rivalries within these organizations? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motivations and actions of SWAN and Jennifer Santini in the novel. For whom do these characters work? What information are each of them passing to the Russians? What becomes of each of these characters?

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