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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 name did David use when flying into New York?

2. Where do Rapp and Turbes know David flew into New York from?

3. What kind of transactions cause Dumond to become suspicious of Omar's finances?

4. Where does David dispose of the rifle he uses in the ambassador's assassination?

5. What does David have in his garage in D.C.?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are Kennedy and Rapp looking into the Prince's finances?

3. How does David detonate the bomb in his van?

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

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

6. Against whom does David want revenge after the Israeli air attack?

7. What happens at the press conference the president scheduled after Rapp returns from his rescue mission?

8. What does Kennedy report Freidman told her about the assassination?

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

10. How does David position himself to shoot Hamed Ali?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast any two characters in the text. What makes them similar? What makes them different? Make sure to use examples from "Executive Power" to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss 1) at least 3 ways the novel would change if it were written from the perspective of Dr. Irene Kennedy and 2) at least 3 literary devices Flynn could use while writing from this different perspective.

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