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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. As the only member of the advance team, how many hotel or apartment rooms has the Soldier arranged for the strike team to use?

2. What happens as smoke begins to fill the dormitory?

3. After escaping from the room where the athletes are being held hostage, whom do Alix and David run into in the hallway?

4. What is Josef Servenko's code name?

5. Who blows up a bronze statue less than fifteen feet from the Security Headquarters?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. When Alix finally communicates with David after escaping the dragnet set up to catch her, what does she tell David?

8. 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?

9. How is the strike team planning to gain access into the Olympic Village?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the course of the novel, David is involved with two quite different women. Compare and contrast the relationship David has with Alix to the relationship David had with Heather. Compare and contrast the two women. What does David gain through his relationship with each of these women?

Essay Topic 2

The security precautions taken for the Moscow Olympics are seemingly unprecedented. Representatives from all of the major nations are involved and for every participant, coach, and official in attendance, there are slightly more than four security members to guard them. In spite of the extraordinary precautions, the terrorists still manage to incur their will and their wrath on the world. Give at least five reasons for the terrorists' success. Support your answer with examples from the story.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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