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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 Kennedy receive information about Prince Omar?

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

3. Who is Kennedy talking to on the phone when Rapp arrives after the rescue mission?

4. Where do Rapp and his men meet Coleman and his team during the rescue attempt?

5. What name is David using in New York?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does David tell Anna about his mission when he gets home?

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

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

5. How does David get out of the Israeli hospital?

6. What possibility does Kennedy propose about David while discussing with Rapp who is behind the Palestinian ambassador's death?

7. What is David's purpose in New York?

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

9. What does Kennedy say in response to questions from the Saudi ambassador about the situation in Hebron?

10. What angers David about the Israeli air attack?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write a 2-3 page paper, using evidence from the text, arguing that Rapp's murder of Prince Omar was OR was not surprising based on what you know about his character.

Essay Topic 3

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).

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