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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 is David using in New York?

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

3. After the rescue attempt is a success, what else does the president want to know about?

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

5. Where is the credit card from that was used to pay for David's ticket into New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Americans determine the target of the bombing in D.C.?

2. Why isn't Rapp suspicious of Israel after the Saudi ambassador is assassinated?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does David escape from Jordan?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Would the struggles and espionage of "Executive Powers" change if placed in a more historical setting of conflict (e.g., WWII)? Support your answer by using 3 specific examples that compare or contrast your evidence and thesis to events or or situations in the text.

Essay Topic 2

Identify what you think is the tone for "Executive Power" and discuss 3 literary devices that Flynn uses to create this tone.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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