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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. Why does Ahmed Rish slap Jacob Hausner?

2. To whom had the hill above the airport belonged before the Six-Day War?

3. What does Isaiah prophecy will be the fate of Babylon?

4. What does Benjamin Dobkin carry with him to take his own life if he is captured?

5. What does the intruder order Laskov to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What compels the stay-behind members of the Palestinian Auxiliary Corps to shell the Lod Airport?

2. What does the kheffiyah worn by Abdel Majid Jabari symbolize and why does it put him in danger?

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

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

5. How many civilizations overran Iraq in ancient history, and which did the worst destruction?

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

7. Why does Jacob Hausner believe it important to establish the chain of command?

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

9. What reputation do the Jews have regarding terrorism and how is it affecting the present situation?

10. What is Ummah and why is it important?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Masada is important both as a cautionary tale and as a plan for the trapped defenders. Research the happenings at Masada and write an essay explaining its similarities and differences to the fictional situation in this story, and its importance in the minds of the characters.

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

Rather than telling the story from a single character's point of view, DeMille uses the style of author omniscient, in which the author knows not only what many characters do and say but what they are thinking. In your essay, analyze the advantages and drawbacks of this author style. Consider, for example, that the author knows not only what the characters think but what the characters think of one another.

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