Three Days of the Condor

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/three-days-of-the-condor

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Who wrote Three Days of the Condor?Lorenzo Semple Jr. and David Rayfiel
2. What is the film release year?1975
3. What is the source novel?Six Days of the Condor by James Grady
4. Who is the main character in Three Days of the Condor?The main character is Joe Turner, a CIA analyst who loves books and uses his brain to solve problems.
5. What happens to Joe Turner's friends in the story?Joe comes back from lunch and finds that all his teammates have been killed.

Espionage: The practice of spying or using spies, typically by governments to obtain political or military information.
Institutional Corruption: Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery or misuse of public funds.
Cold War: A period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies.