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1. Where is the meeting place for this story, and who usually meets there?

2. What is the reason for the meeting?

3. Name the two main characters.

4. Based on the Under Secretary’s comment, what is evident about the security of jobs in politics?

5. The reader learns that both men were at the same university at the same time. What university was it? Based on details in the story, how did their experiences there differ?

6. What is significant about the Under Secretary’s statement when he says to Browning, “All right I was baiting you”?

7. How does the Under Secretary feel about this encounter? Describe his attitudes.

8. What comment of Browning’s costs him the chance for the job he wants? Why?

9. How does the Under Secretary react, and what does he do?

10. Of what truth does the author remind the reader concerning the political games people play? Is the title significant? Explain.