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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. Where does Rapp plan to meet General Moro?
2. Who has been kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf?
3. What function does the Casio watch have for the attache case that David is given, in Chapter 18?
4. What does Kennedy try to do for Anna after telling her that Rapp is rescuing a family?
5. What does Rapp decide about his role with the rescue of the kidnapped family?
Short Essay Questions
1. What evidence does Kennedy have about the failed mission in the Philippines when she, the president, Rapp, and Valerie Jones meet to discuss the mission?
2. How is Moro killed?
3. What happens to David after he is picked up by a van once he has the attache?
4. What happens as a result of the conversation between Anna and Kennedy?
5. What do Abe Spielman and David discuss at the Vatican Bank branch?
6. What is David supposed to do with the money General Hamza gives him?
7. What does Coleman do when he realizes the hostages are not where he and his team expected them to be?
8. How does David answer Speilman when, in Chapter 18, he asks why David wants to go through with the plan?
9. Why does Rapp hope the Philippine men will attack the Abu Sayyaf?
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
Identify what you think is the tone for "Executive Power" and discuss 3 literary devices that Flynn uses to create this tone.
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
Trust plays a critical role in "Executive Power," including trust between characters, as well as trust between the reader and the author. Write about 3 specific instances in the novel where the reader must trust Flynn for the story to advance, even though Flynn isn't telling the reader the entire story or all of the facts. How does this effect the book? How does it effect the relationship between Flynn and the reader? What devices does Flynn utilize to keep the reader's trust even though he is continually hiding certain parts of the story (e.g., David's mission in D.C.)?
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