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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. How does Nuri Salameh keep his supervisor from questioning his presence in the tail of the aircraft after his shift?

2. What is the first color that blankets the entire aircraft?

3. Why does Nuri Salameh tell his wife dinner will be late?

4. The author says that Nuri Salameh displays what "ancient Arab character flaw"?

5. What had the Arab Legion left behind in the hills above the Plain of Sharon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jacob Hausner say that he will help find medications that can kill a person if taken in overdose for Benjamin Dobkin?

2. What similarities do the defenders see between themselves and those at Masada?

3. What other military group had Teddy Laskov belonged to before he fought for Israel, and why had he left it?

4. As Benjamin Dobkin watches the attackers advance, he thinks that he would give them a low grade on tactics. What do they do wrong?

5. Why is Teddy Laskov unsure of his standing with Miriam Bernstein?

6. What is the metaphor that Ahmed Rish uses about the joker in the deck?

7. What change comes over David Becker as he pilots the endangered aircraft?

8. What unusual defense strategies do the defenders develop as they wait for the second attack?

9. What is Ummah and why is it important?

10. Why do you think Tom Richardson reacts with such great emotion when Teddy Laskov tells him that he has to be careful in giving out the information about the protection being given for the Concordes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Abdel Majid Jabari and Ibrahim Arif are in the same situation, but their personalities and responses are very different. Remember that Abdel Majid Jabari has suffered physical damage because of his commitment to Israel. Write an essay comparing and contrasting the two men.

Essay Topic 2

Authors write for many purposes: to inform, to entertain, to persuade, or some combination of the three. In this essay, analyze what you think DeMille's purpose is in writing this story. Can you attribute an underlying purpose besides entertainment to the work? If so, what is it? Use quotations from the story to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

The kheffiyah (keffiyah) plays an important role in this story, as it both identifies and disguises characters. Write an essay explaining how an article of clothing can carry such weight of identity. Use scenes from the story in which characters either identify or disguise themselves to make your point.

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