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

2. What does McAllister reveal to Havilland just before the limo explodes on the news coverage?

3. After Conklin threatens to expose Havilland with information given to him by Marie and Panov, with what does Havilland threaten Conklin?

4. With whom does Catherine Staples have a conversation in the beginning of Chapter 17?

5. What does Havilland hope will be the outcome of Webb's plan to confront Sheng?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Webb narrow down the possible avenues of attack on the target at the airport?

2. What does Marie find strange about Staples' behavior as she awaits Catherine's return?

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

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

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

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

7. What steps did Lin take to uncover the traitor on his team?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Catherine Staples and Marie are the only two significant female characters in the novel.

Part 1) Compare and contrast the characters of Catherine and Marie. How are they the same? How are they different?

Part 2) List specific events from the book where Catherine and Marie have an impact on others.

Part 3) How do Marie and Catherine affect the plot and tone of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Is it better to trust or be trusted? Develop your response quoting instances from this novel to support your reasons.

Essay Topic 3

Select two characters that are connected in some way in the novel. Analyze the importance of their relationship with one another and the novel.

Part 1) Which two characters are you planning to discuss, and what is their relationship in the novel? How is this relationship important?

Part 2) What role does each play in the conflict? How do these characters relate with one another?

Part 3) How would the absence of these characters affect the novel?

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