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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 Karr see through the window of LaFoote's house?

2. What program does Johnny use to search for terrorist codes?

3. On her way to Casablanca, where does Lia have a stopover?

4. Who grabs Karr and Dean in the Waterloo terminal?

5. How does Lisa get men out of the Islamic charity office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do police say is the official cause of the fire at Vefoures's home?

2. Why do the American authorities debate over whether or not to inform the French about their suspicions regarding potential terrorist activity?

3. Briefly discuss the little known revolt of French generals in Algeria. Why is it significant in this story?

4. What do Karr and LaFoot do when two other men approach Vefoures's house after the police have gone?

5. What leads Johnny and the NSA to consider that terrorists might be planning to bomb the Eiffel Tower?

6. When Karr changes Deidre's travel plans, who is following him and why?

7. Why don't Dean and Karr meet their first contact?

8. What accident does Lia have at the Islamic charity and why?

9. Why does Lia have a "minder" during her stay in North Korea?

10. What does Lia do when a guard pulls a gun on her when she leaves the restroom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are four points of view in which literature is written: first person, third person objective, third person limited, and third person omniscient. Which point of view does the author use in this book? Is this the most effective point of view for this story?

Essay Topic 2

Define exposition and discuss the exposition of this novel. What does the reader learn from the exposition in Deep Black? Is the information consistent throughout the book or does it change? Explain your answer and reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

What is a genre? Discuss both the genre and sub-genre categories that best describe Deep Black.

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