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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 connects the treasury to the White House?

2. Who does the CIA want to kidnap?

3. What does Warch order every agent in the White House to do?

4. Which of the following words best describes Anna?

5. What does one of the hostages request?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kennedy think it is a bad idea that General Marge Tutwiler deals with Aziz?

2. Describe the argument that erupts during the debriefing.

3. What is happening in the President's bunker in this section?

4. How does the author increase the narrative pace in this section.

5. How do Mitch and Adams get to the White House basement?

6. Describe the successful operation in the opening section.

7. Why does Israel say its position is?

8. Why does Anna Reilly have a better chance of survival than the other hostages in the group?

9. What new information has Dr. Hornig learned from Fara Harut?

10. What is Mustafa Yassin doing at the end of this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Flynn portray the relationship between Israel and America? What do the students think is Flynn's opinion of Israel? How does he express his opinion? What problems would it cause is Israel attacked Hamas territory?

Essay Topic 2

What role does the public play in matters of national security? Why does the public rarely say little in such breaches of national security?

Essay Topic 3

Write a 500-word essay revolving around the following statement: The novel promotes military action above diplomacy. Support your answer with examples from the text, then state your position on the matter.

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