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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. What does the President's Chief of Staff do at the close of Chapter 4?

3. In briefing Stevens and his staff about the investigation that has just begun, McMahon quickly grows impatient with whom?

4. After the war, Jackson worked for which agency?

5. When Michael O'Rourke finds out what is occurring, he insists they inform the FBI of what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What transportation arrangements does Warch make in Chapter 17 between the White House and Camp David?

4. What measures do the assassins take in killing Speaker Basset?

5. Why does Michael O'Rourke carry a concealed gun?

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

7. Using a mobile scramble phone to call McMahon, what do Michael O'Rourke and Scott Coleman tell him?

8. During the Situation Room meeting, McMahon plays the recording he received, and what do General Heaney and Dr. Irene Kennedy do?

9. What sort of security system does Higgins employ at his personal residence?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways do both Garret and Nance suffer the consequences of their actions when Coleman's group refuses to take responsibility for Olson's and Turnquist' murders?

Essay Topic 2

How does Vincent Flynn use the first two chapters to examine the contrast between the personalities of Michael O'Rourke and Stu Garret? In what way do these two characters fall into the ongoing theme of "Good versus Evil?"

Essay Topic 3

How is Dr. Kennedy getting closer and closer each day to identifying the killers in Chapter 30?

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