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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the president, Rapp, and Kennedy wonder about Friedman after the ambassador's assassination?
(a) If he is in danger.
(b) If he can be trusted.
(c) If he is going go try to assassinate the American president.
(d) If he is next on the list.

2. Where does the rescue team plan on going once they have the hostages?
(a) To the top of the hill.
(b) Directly into the palace.
(c) Back to the beach.
(d) To Japan so everyone can be tested for diseases.

3. Which of Coleman's men goes out on a scouting mission before the rescue attempt?
(a) Baker.
(b) Barton.
(c) Hampster.
(d) Wicker.

4. What does the president demand about the case of the ambassador's assassination?
(a) That it not be solved for political reasons.
(b) That it be solved.
(c) That it be solved privately but not be made public for at least 20 years.
(d) That it not be solved until he is out of office.

5. When does Irene think she and Rapp should inform the FBI about David?
(a) Only when the president gives express permission, which he is refusing to do.
(b) Right before the explosion happens.
(c) Never.
(d) Only after Anna does her news report.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two people are shot before Hamed Ali is shot?

2. When does David detonate his bomb?

3. Who does David request to pick him up, after he flees Israel?

4. Why does Rapp not want to make too much noise during the rescue attempt?

5. Who is Peter Jousard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What transactions does Dumond notice in Omar's finances that cause him concern?

2. In Chapter 60, what does Kennedy report to the president about the bombing in Hebron?

3. What do Rapp and Kennedy learn and then decide about David, in Chapter 59?

4. What kind of set-up does David establish in his new apartment in Washington, D.C.?

5. What does Rapp think about Anna as the rescue attempt begins?

6. What blows the cover of the rescue team as they attempt to save the hostages?

7. Against whom does David want revenge after the Israeli air attack?

8. What do the Americans do after the Saudis threaten to suspend oil shipments if they vote for the French resolution?

9. How does David escape from Jordan?

10. How does David detonate the bomb in his van?

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