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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 causes some concern about using helicopters during the rescue attempt?

2. After the rescue mission, whose point of view does Rapp slowly begin to understand?

3. What evidence indicates there was an explosion before the Israeli missile attack, according to the president?

4. Where does Kennedy receive information about Prince Omar?

5. Where does David request to be picked up, after he flees Israel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does David keep reminding himself about his mission in New York?

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

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

4. What do Kennedy, Rapp, and others know about David's mission in D.C.?

5. What do the Americans do after the Saudis threaten to suspend oil shipments if they vote for the French resolution?

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

7. How does David escape from Jordan?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Rapp's final choice (committing murder) at the end of the novel may seem surprising to some readers, but not surprising to others. Find three examples in the text of how this ending was foreshadowed, making sure to explain how each one directly connects to Rapp's choice to murder Prince Omar.

Essay Topic 3

Which character is most duped in "Executive Power"? Provide at least 3 examples from the text to support your argument.

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