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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. After getting off of the train, whose home is Alix escorted to?

2. Who does the two visitors propose accompany David on his new trip?

3. Where are the visitors who meet David at his home from?

4. When the terrorists take over the private cafeteria of the United States Olympic team, how many terrorists are there?

5. How old is the Olympic torchbearer who runs the torch through the difficult uphill section?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the broadcasters report that there is hope in Moscow as the terrorists' deadline nears?

2. How does David's assailant catch up with David?

3. What is the pledge of the terrorist group?

4. What do the two visitors who arrive at David's home ask him to do?

5. What idea is first suggested by Ben-Iban, but becomes so well received that Essmann takes credit for the idea?

6. How is Alix feeling as she sits in the house of her contact after leaving the train station?

7. Describe the activity of the Red Army as they assemble in preparation for their plan of attack to begin.

8. How do the terrorists punctuate their demands that no one is to leave the Olympics until all of the terrorists' demands have been met?

9. Why is David surprised when the Soldier takes him to meet the Fuhrer and the Fuhrer turns out to be Benjamin Rabinowitz?

10. Why does Alix insist on typing out the demand rewrites herself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Benjamin Rabinowitz wears different masks in the story. Rabinowitz is a study in contradictions as both a great Nazi hunter and the mastermind behind Dachau Two. Identify, then compare and contrast the different sides of Rabinowitz. How would his master plan have been affected had he not carried out his Nazi hunter persona? How would his master plan have been affected if he had told David from the beginning who he truly was? Why is it necessary for Rabinowitz to wear different masks?

Essay Topic 2

There is no doubt that Alix has been greatly affected by the horrors she experienced at the hands of the Nazis, who also caused the deaths of both of her parents. Discuss how Alix's need to rectify the past affects her decisions. How does Alix's past affect her mental state, her ability to reason, her ability to trust, and her overall self-image?

Essay Topic 3

The terrorists use several different tactics to tell the world that the Fourth Reich is coming soon.

a. Identify three tactics used by the terrorists to announce their presence.

b. For each tactic identified, explain why the terrorists chose this method of announcing their presence.

c. Compare and contrast these tactics in terms of their operational style, level of involvement, and operational success or failure.

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