What was the profession of the main character in The Day of the Jackal?
Assassin
Policeman
Politician
Reporter
Answer
The main character in the 1962 novel The Day of the Jackal is a professional assassin who is hired by a group of French right-wing extremists to assassinate Charles de Gaulle. The assassin is a meticulous planner who uses a variety of disguises and techniques to carry out his mission. He is eventually captured and killed by French authorities, but not before he succeeds in wounding de Gaulle.
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