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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 to the SEALs use as cover when they attempt to rescue the family?

2. What did the papers report about Anna's marriage?

3. How much does David request for a fee?

4. What does Anna realize Irene means when she speaks of the family that Rapp is trying to rescue?

5. Who flies Rapp away after Moro is killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the plan once Coleman and his men land on Dinagat Island?

2. How does David react after meeting with General Hamza and learning that he had abducted a young girl earlier that day?

3. What do Abe Spielman and David discuss at the Vatican Bank branch?

4. Why is Valerie concerned about the botched SEALs' mission?

5. What happens as a result of the conversation between Anna and Kennedy?

6. What does Coleman do when he realizes the hostages are not where he and his team expected them to be?

7. What kind of plan are David and Prince Omar discussing, in their first scene together?

8. How does David answer Speilman when, in Chapter 18, he asks why David wants to go through with the plan?

9. How is Moro killed?

10. What do the president and Kennedy tell Rapp about his desire to help the Andersons?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character is most duped in "Executive Power"? Provide at least 3 examples from the text to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss at least 4 ways "Executive Power" would be different if it were to take place during a different time period (e.g., the 1980s).

Essay Topic 3

Identify what you think is the tone for "Executive Power" and discuss 3 literary devices that Flynn uses to create this tone.

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