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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 many of Jacob Hausner's security team were killed?

2. Why is Saul Ezer encouraged by the delegates in New York?

3. Why doesn't Joshua Giddel attack the guest house that is the attackers' headquarters?

4. Why does Teddy Laskov go into the stratosphere on the way home?

5. What does Jacob Hausner encourage Moshe Kaplan to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Benjamin Dobkin initially direct is call to Athens, and then change his mind?

2. Why does Miriam Bernstein believe the role of the scribe is so important?

3. Once radio contact is established, why doesn't Teddy Laskov ask David Becker if Miriam Bernstein is still alive?

4. How does Yigael Tekoah become a hero?

5. Why does Benjamin Dobkin have a sense of deja vu when he enters by the Ishtar Gate?

6. Why does Ahmed Rish have to wash his face and hands after his interrogation of Deborah Gideon?

7. Why does Dr. Al-Thanni remind Joshua Giddel of Archimedes?

8. Why does Salem Hamadi understand that their attempt at getting money by taking the passengers of the Concorde 02 is over whether they win or lose the assault?

9. How have the attackers improved their tactics for the second attack?

10. Which countries are now involved in the events in Babylon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

What do you make of the fact that even hardened warriors like Jacob Hausner can quote from the Talmud by heart or that even a villain like Ahmed Rish believes in the ancient Babylonian god of wind and death? In your essay, discuss the effect of belonging to an ancient civilization on the modern characters in this story.

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