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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 kind of gun is Ostrovsky given in Chapter 3?
2. How many Black September are said to be killed by Mossad in Chapter 9?
3. On his second assignment in Chapter 8, Ostrovsky claims to look for the grave of a man named ___________.
4. In addition to an Egyptian scientist, whom else is killed by the Mossad in the Prologue?
5. Where does Halim meet with Goldstein in the Prologue?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the recruits lives change in Chapter 5?
2. What is new about the Academy in the beginning of Chapter 7?
3. Who is Akbar?
4. What training do the cadets receive in Chapter 3?
5. Describe the web of recruits related in Chapter 4.
6. What does Ostrovsky learn about Sri Lanka while facilitating companies in Chapter 6?
7. How is the training divided up in Chapter 2?
8. Describe the awkward interaction between Jerry S. and Victor in Chapter 8?
9. What does Ostrovsky learn about foreign surveillance in Chapter 3?
10. When does Halim begin doing work for Donovan in the Prologue?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Over the course of Ostrovsky's novel, the author makes clear that Mossad relies on recruits who may or may not know they are helping Israel. These recruits are often put into grave danger and sometime die or disappear. Write an essay about three instances of Mossad recruits being endangered.
Part 1) Analyze the use of prostitutes in the Iraq operation described in the Prologue. Why are prostitutes employed? What information do they help elicit from Halim? Discuss why a prostitute is killed at the end of the operation. What did her death serve to accomplish?
Part 2) Discuss the recruitment of Magid and Jadid in Chapter 12. What information do these men have, and what is its value to Mossad? Explore whether the brothers know who they are helping. What danger do they face? How is Jadid compensated for the danger he faces?
Part 3) Explore the Libyan agent who is recruited in Chapter 17. What information does this agent provide the Mossad? What operations does it aid, and how do Israeli agents attempt to protect him? What is the Libyan agent's ultimate fate?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about the international movement for a free Palestinian state in the novel. What does the Arab world think about the Palestinian people and the figure of Arafat? To what extent is every power in the world reacting to this movement? Explore the chapter involving the Camp David Accords. How does the desire to internationally resolve the strife of the Palestinians forever taint the relationship between the United States and Israel?
Essay Topic 3
The plot of By Way of Deception is deeply entrenched in the world of the 1970's and 1980's. Israel, in the wake of the 1967 War. Write an essay about the international community during the novel. How is Islamism and Palestinian nationalism on the rise? What is the role of international terrorism? Is America's role in this political climate similar or different from the way it is today? Discuss how Mossad's role is created by the era.
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