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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. After their meeting to discuss the botched SEALs' mission, what complaint does Valerie voice to the president about Rapp?

2. How does Kennedy plan on addressing Anna's questions about Rapp's mission?

3. What does Kennedy try to do for Anna after telling her that Rapp is rescuing a family?

4. How does Coleman feel his team's progress is going, in Chapter 21?

5. By what time would Coleman like his team to be in place, in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to David after he is picked up by a van once he has the attache?

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

4. What information does Rapp confront Moro with?

5. What do Anna and Kennedy do when they want to talk to each other at the White House?

6. 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?

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

8. What has Freidman done to the attache, unbeknownst to David?

9. How does David kill Hamza?

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

Foreshadowing plays a strong role in "Executive Power." Using the 3 earliest examples of foreshadowing you can find, explain what they foreshadow, and how their presence helps the reader understand what happens at the conclusion of the text.

Essay Topic 3

Violence plays a significant role in "Executive Power." Write an essay discussing the use of violence within the novel. What could have been accomplished without the use of violence? What could not have been accomplished if all violence was eliminated? Make sure to use examples from the text to support your argument.

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