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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 Aloony almost foil the Mossad sting in Chapter 13?

2. How does Mossad foil Arafat's arm deal in the end of Chapter 13?

3. How do the Israelis monitor Libyan activities in Chapter 16?

4. In Chapter 12, how long does it take does the Mossad to mobilize a contact with Magid?

5. How long is the Chilean intelligence training?

Short Essay Questions

1. What arrangement do Denmark and Israel have in the mid-1970's?

2. How are the Camp David negotiations described in Chapter 14?

3. How does Mossad thwart Arafat's arms deal in Chapter 13?

4. What does the Mossad decide regarding its agent in Libya in Chapter 16?

5. How does Contreras connect with Mossad in Chapter 11?

6. What operations does Carlos enact in Chapter 10?

7. What is Al?

8. What is Moukharbel's connection to Mossad in Chapter 10?

9. How does Mossad kill the new head of Black September in Chapter 10?

10. How is the resort at the beginning of Chapter 15 not what it seems?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Much of the operational success the Mossad enjoys in Ostrovsky's novel is the result of finding good recruits from outside the Israeli establishment. In an essay, choose three examples from the novel of katsas recruiting individuals who provide intelligence. What motivation does each recruit have for helping Israel? Is he or she aware of the true involvement? What security achievement results from this recruits assistance?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Almost as vivid as Ostrovsky's portraits of Mossad agents and recruits are his portrayals of the international antagonists to Israel's safety. Write an essay about the characters of Carlos and Arafat. How does each man prove to be a treat to Israel? What is his motivation for seeking its destruction? Explore the chapters in which these characters are prominent. How does the Mossad succeed in thwarting each man in his mission against Israel?

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