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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 action of Minister Na'if's surprised Robert Baer after the attack at the United States barracks in Khobar?

2. Where was the first Middle East oil well drilled?

3. When did oil development begin in Kirkuk?

4. Who is Princess Haifa?

5. What does Baer say the Saudis who participated in the World Trade Center attack have in common?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information did Baer fish for in his conversation with Yuri, and what was Yuri's response?

2. What is the relationship between Baer's assessment of Saudi Arabia and the official United States assessment?

3. What deal did Yuri propose?

4. How does Baer describe Bandar bin Sultan and his wife's social activities in Washington D.C.?

5. What parts of Bandar bin Sultan's career does Baer describe?

6. How does Baer characterize the royal family under King Fahd?

7. How does Baer characterize the process by which Saudis were granted United States visas?

8. What anecdote does Baer say illustrates the standard of business in the Middle East?

9. How does Saudi Arabia use the oil market to maintain a stable relationship with the United States?

10. What protection does Baer say the United States government offers the Saudis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.

Essay Topic 2

Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch to passages in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate your own reading of 'Sleeping With the Devil.' Did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

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