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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. Who does King say is responsible for the President's safe removal to his bunker?

2. What does one of the hostages request?

3. What is the name of Baxter's Chief of Staff?

4. What three character does Rapp meet with privately in this section?

5. What does Anna's admirer do when she defies him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the CIA react when they hear Hammas will attack the Whitehouse later that day?

3. What is the purpose of the opening two chapters?

4. What information does King give Shiela Dunn in this section?

5. Why does President Hayes authorize the kidnapping of Fara Harut at the beginning of this chapter?

6. How do the Secret Service agents save the President's life?

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

8. How does the truck get past the guards in this section?

9. Why does Mitch invite Milt Adams on the mission?

10. Why are the politicians suspicious of Rapp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do the students think Mitch does not trust Anna? Why could someone like Anna be seen as a danger to Mitch and the success of the operation?

Essay Topic 2

What was Saddam Hussein's aim as a politician? How was Saddam Hussein represented in the media? What problems has America had with Saddam Hussein? Have the problems gone away now that Saddam Hussein is dead?

Essay Topic 3

Look at the structure of the novel.

1) How does Flynn use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

3) Aside from the main character, examine the way Flynn uses the other characters in the story. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have?

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