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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. How much time do the terrorists give for their demands to be met?

2. What does the assailant use when attempting to kill David in the alley behind the restaurant?

3. What is the name of the Weapons Expert?

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

5. What does the Engineer bring to the meeting with the Soldier and the Architect?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does David realize about Alix as he listens to her explanation of why his wife, grandmother, and brother were all killed on Benjamin's orders?

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

3. What unnerves David as he is reading the prepared sheets about the Moscow Olympic Village?

4. What images does Alix relive in her mind as she walks and tries to clear her head in the morning the attacks are to begin?

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

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

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

8. What does David learn about Elena and Nick's death that he has trouble comprehending?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characteristics, roles, loyalties, and agendas of the following people in the story: Harry Callaghan, Benjamin Rabinowitz, Elena Strauss, and Ben Essmann.

Essay Topic 2

Identify four of the members of the terrorist group by their code names and real names. Compare and contrast the backgrounds, experiences, and duties of the four group members you identify. Is each member of the group necessary? Why or why not? Is each member of the group expendable? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The Fuhrer employs many sinister techniques to make sure the people involved in his scheme end up exactly where they are supposed to.

a. Identify three methods the Fuhrer uses to keep the other characters in place.

b. How does the Fuhrer hide his identity and what does he have to gain by keeping his identity secret? What does he have to lose by keeping his identity secret?

c. What other methods might the Fuhrer have used to achieve his purpose? Would any of your methods have been as effective as the Fuhrer's plan in the story? Why or why not?

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