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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 Havilland surprised to learn when Webb tells him about the trap set for him in Beijing?

2. After being brought to the Victoria Peak mansion, what does Staples claim to Havilland she will do with Marie?

3. As McAllister and Webb review the situation before proceeding into the hospital, what does McAllister know he can do to help Webb in his need to confront Sheng?

4. After Staples is murdered outside her flat, what does Conklin order Richards to do?

5. Outside the Victoria mansion, what signal assures Conklin that Bourne has arrived?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize McAllister's role in Webb's plan to confront Sheng.

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

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

4. Why does Webb not kill the impostor Bourne immediately?

5. What do Staples' actions in the Victoria Peak mansion suggest about her character?

6. How has Marie's character been reaffirmed in the scene reuniting her with her husband at the mansion?

7. How does Webb convince Marie that it must be him to go on the mission to confront Sheng?

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

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

10. Which Webb/Bourne identity ultimately kills Sheng at the meeting in the clearing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Good versus evil is a theme throughout "The Bourne Supremacy," both literally and figuratively.

Part 1) How is good presented in the book? How is evil presented in the book? Cite examples.

Part 2) Select two characters from the book and explain why they are good, evil, or a combination of both. Provide examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Webb and McAllister.

Part 1) How are they alike? How are they different?

Part 2) How is knowledge from books different from knowledge from experience?

Part 3) How did Webb's and McAllister's characters portray this difference?

Essay Topic 3

Human rights are violated throughout this novel. Discuss your feelings about human rights.

Part 1) Define human rights.

Part 2) Cite examples from this novel where human rights are violated.

Part 3) How do these violations maintain readers' interest and/or drive the novel's conflict? Use examples from the text to support your thoughts.

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