View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Church supposed to follow and monitor?

2. How many Apache helicopters are sent to David's meeting?

3. Why doesn't David kill Hamza and leave?

4. What does Rapp tell Moro when they finally meet in person?

5. Where does Anna get married?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Freidman view David's meeting as a chance to do?

5. What does David say in response to Atwa's question about what happened to Hassan?

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

7. How does Moro respond to Rapp's information about him being a traitor?

8. 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?

9. What is happening in the scene where Alan Church is first introduced?

10. What information does Rapp confront Moro with?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Research the basics of Flynn's life and explore how his personal and professional life, before writing "Executive Power," may have had an impact on the story. Explain how the world of espionage, details of military operations, and the construction of complex political situations may have been influenced by Flynn's own personal background and experiences.

Essay Topic 2

Describe at least four negative aspects of having a protagonist as strong as Mitch Rapp. Make sure to use evidence from the novel to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Describe at least 4 ways that "Executive Power" is changed, either positively or negatively, by having such detailed scenes of covert military operations. Use specific examples from the text to support your argument.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 816 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample