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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 does David realize Friedman wanted?

2. Who is Uri Doran?

3. Why is Uri Doran worried, in Chapter 62?

4. When does Irene think she and Rapp should inform the FBI about David?

5. What does the president demand about the case of the ambassador's assassination?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What angers David about the Israeli air attack?

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

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

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

6. What does Rapp think about Anna as the rescue attempt begins?

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

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

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

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

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 2

The shifting control or, at least, the perception of the control of power in the story, is one of several factors holding a very delicately balanced story together. Choose a character whom you believe has the most power throughout the text and, using at least 3 examples from the text, support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Write a 2-3 page essay arguing that Rapp is a "bad" OR "good" character. Use at least 3 examples from the story to provide evidence for your argument.

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