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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 Jacob Hausner learn from the explosion of Concorde 01?

2. Why is Benjamin Dobkin sure Ahmed Rish has chosen the guest house in the ruins as his command center?

3. What is significant about the room where Ahmed Rish interviews Jacob Hausner and Benjamin Dobkin?

4. What does Nuri Salameh offer to do in Toulouse?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What old guerrilla trick have the Palestinians learned from the Viet Cong?

2. What compels Nuri Salameh to plant the bomb aboard the aircraft, although he believes it is "a great sin"?

3. Why is Dr. George Habash's quotation frightening?

4. Why does Abdel Majid Jabari tell Ibrahim Ali Arif that he is a very self-centered man?

5. How do the Israelis know that there had to be a spy working inside Israel to effect the capture of the Concorde?

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

7. What is Ummah and why is it important?

8. What factors does Jacob Hausner believe contributed to the success of Ahmed Rish's plan to take over the Concordes?

9. Why does Chaim Mazar hope that Isaac Burg, Benjamin Dobkin, and Miriam Bernstein are all dead?

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

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

Miriam Bernstein is deeply committed to the peace process and affected by the early events that took her family from her. In your essay, describe the changes that the events in the story have caused to take place in Miriam Bernstein.

Essay Topic 3

The hot desert wind has many names: Hamseen, Sharav, and Sherji. It has importance as a symbol to the Arabs and Israelis in this story as well as playing a physical part in the outcome of the story. In your essay, explain the effect of the wind on the minds and bodies of the characters.

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