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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 kind of vehicle does Muammer Bengazi drive?

2. What does Aziz clutch in his hand?

3. What does the military think Baxter's bartering with Aziz will cost America?

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

5. What does Aziz have to stop himself from doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the successful operation in the opening section.

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

3. Why are the politicians suspicious of Rapp?

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

5. How does Aziz react when Tutwiler phones him?

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

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

8. What happens as soon as Mitch lands at Andrew Air Force base?

9. What do Mitch, Flood, Kennedy and Stansfield decide to do in this section?

10. How does Mitch Rapp show his true strength in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Aziz's character background? Why do you think he makes such a good terrorist? How does Aziz compare to other similar character in espionage novels?

Essay Topic 2

The Transfer of Power is part of the espionage genre.

1) What are the conventions of the genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2) In what way has the Transfer of Power helped to set the template for similar novels? Do modern novels still use the ideas used in The Transfer of Power?

Essay Topic 3

Choose a scene from the novel and critically analyze it in terms of the following:

1) Character development

2) Plot development.

3) Its significance to the book overall

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