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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jitai help Marie after she leaves Staples' flat?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) He has taken part in a collection to help her escape.
(c) He arranges a funeral procession to occupy the people chasing her.
(d) He cares for her after her attack on the beach.

2. As he prepares to leave for Macau, why does Webb insist to his wife that it must be him to go after Sheng?
(a) Webb still has a death wish.
(b) Only by avenging d'Anjou can Asia be saved.
(c) Only by avenging d'Anjou can he be healed.
(d) Webb feels responsible for saving the country.

3. What does Staples agree to do after her open talk with Havilland in the Victoria Peak mansion?
(a) Return Marie.
(b) Resign her job.
(c) Join Havilland's team.
(d) Bribe Nelson.

4. While watching a Chinese plane refuel at the airport, what do Webb and the impostor agree to do when the two men supervising the refueling enter the plane?
(a) Sneak into the plane's cargo area.
(b) Rush the plane hatch.
(c) Remain hidden until the next plane.
(d) Blow up another plane.

5. After driving out of the bird sanctuary with the impostor at the wheel, why does Webb decide to head to a local airport?
(a) He does not want to sit in the car with the impostor for many hours.
(b) There are no dangers along the road to Shanghai.
(c) They do not have money for gas.
(d) They will waste too much time driving to Shanghai.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the night of the great blade, what does the first woman prisoner reveal to the crowd about Sheng before she is executed?

2. What does Webb realize as he emerges from the trap set for him at the mausoleum?

3. Who does Marie contact after she has escaped from Staples' flat and checked into the Empress Hotel?

4. As McAllister sets up the planned meeting between himself and Sheng, what piece of information does McAllister share with Sheng that is intended to protect McAllister during the meeting?

5. What does Havilland suggest to Staples at the mansion as the only solution to resolve how Sheng has taken control over Asia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does d'Anjou bait Sheng to the point of his own execution on the night of the great blade?

2. In Chapter 36, why does Sheng suspect the situation is not being handled by a professional?

3. Why does Conklin refuse to surrender Marie until the traitor is found?

4. Summarize the interaction between Nelson and Staples at their meeting at the opening of Chapter 17.

5. Describe the change in perspective the reader is shown in McAllister's character in Chapter 35.

6. What is the significance of the meeting between Webb, all the men, and Marie at the opening of Chapter 33?

7. What does the reader see in Marie's character after she is informed of Staples' murder?

8. Contrast Webb's character as Bourne with the man who reunites with Marie at the end of Chapter 32.

9. What does Panov suggest to Marie and Webb before he leaves to go home and attend to patients?

10. How does the author use foreshadowing at the end of Chapter 30?

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