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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 is Mitch's relationship to Anna?
2. Why does Freidman tell the assassin assigned to kill Donatella to take a team with him rather than making it a solo job?
3. In what field does Park Chow Lee have a Ph.D.?
4. Why does Donatella want to go to Mitch's hotel at the beginning of Chapter Twenty-One?
5. What does Irene Kennedy tell the President in Chapter Ten that Saddam Hussein has hidden under a Baghdad hospital?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the concept of congressional oversight in terms of the intelligence community and why Rudin thinks Irene Kennedy does not support the concept.
2. How do the photos Irene Kennedy shows the President help verify the accuracy of the information Israel has provided about Saddam Hussein's nuclear weapons?
3. What does Irene Kennedy's knowledge about the woman in the tape she plays for Mitch in Chapter Four indicate about her?
4. How is Israel's request for America to take care of Saddam Hussein's nuclear weapons essentially blackmail?
5. What does the way Donatella greets Mitch in Chapter Sixteen indicate about her feelings for Mitch?
6. Why does Mark Ellis oppose Irene Kennedy becoming the new CIA director?
7. What does Hank Clark's hiring of Ben Freidman to murder the woman who killed Peter Cameron indicate about Clark's role in Cameron's death?
8. In Chapter Eleven, how do the President's top military advisers suggest dealing with the situation in Baghdad?
9. Why does Congressman Albert Rudin want to see the CIA shut down and dismantled?
10. What plan have Rosenthal and Sunberg worked out in Chapter Twenty-Two for assassinating Donatella?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the character of Ben Freidman, the head of Israel's Mossad, and the character of Irene Kennedy, the head of the CIA. Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the politicians in the story: Hank Clark, Albert Rudin, and President Hayes. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of double-crossing and sabotage in Separation of Power. Which characters engage in double-crossing and sabotage? What do you think the author is trying to say through his portrayal of this theme in the novel? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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