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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. Michael O'Rourke declines Olson's request to join him in the funeral procession, but then does what?

2. In another secret meeting with Nance (who has concerns after Olson's death,) Higgins convinces him everything will be fine by when?

3. Where do Seamus and Michael O'Rourke travel to meet with Augie Jackson?

4. What reason does Jackson give Michael O'Rourke for not going to the agency he names?

5. Despite Secret Service warnings against any public appearances, Basset decides to participate in what?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what are some skills that Vince Flynn demonstrates are required of the President?

2. How do Michael and Seamus O'Rourke get Senator Olson to talk about the budget summit at Camp David in Chapter 23?

3. Roach and McMahon rush to what meeting in the White House Situation Room in Chapter 28?

4. What are some of the things FBI Special Agent Skip McMahon recognizes upon his arrival at the three assassination scenes?

5. What happens during the meeting Stevens has with his advisers following Olson's assassination?

6. What happens when Michael O'Rourke hangs up on the President?

7. What takes place at the meeting at Camp David in Chapter 20?

8. Gus Mitchell indicates that it appears the assassins are commandos, that they have planned the murders over some time, and they would have taken advantage of what?

9. At Blacky's Bar, what does Michael O'Rourke tell his girlfriend about the killers?

10. What is some important information about Michael O'Rourke's background that the reader learns in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Michael O'Rourke's friendship with Scott Coleman place him in a gray area? How does the author's provocative approach to his character's development add a very interesting aspect to the story?

Essay Topic 2

The author employs a continued pattern of foreshadowing that runs throughout his book, and is important as it provides harbingers that are indicative of what will transpire later in the story. In Chapter 7, what foreshadowing does Michael O'Rourke's mysterious phone call with Seamus provide? Why is Flynn's use of foreshadowing in Chapter 16 so critical to the tale? Where else is foreshadowing employed in "Term Limits?"

Essay Topic 3

How is the theme of hubris expanded upon in Chapter 6? The politicians making key decisions are missing what in regard to how real the threat is?

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