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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 does Rap recommend Langley do?

2. Who seems to believe Aziz is sincere?

3. What does Aziz have to protect himself against the President's Secret Service Agents?

4. What are King and Baxter unaware of in this section?

5. What will Anna be able to see in the third basement?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Rapp and Adams do inside the White House in this section?

2. How does the General react when he hears the President is in danger?

3. Why does Mitch feel frustrated in this section?

4. What does Rapp learn from Reilly in this section?

5. What decision does Baxter make at the beginning of this section?

6. What happens to the two Navy SEALS in this section?

7. How is Baxter surprised in this section?

8. What does Colonel Ben Fine tell Irene in this section?

9. What is Salim Rusan doing outside the White House?

10. What does Stansfield tell Rap in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the novel and discuss his/her goals and motives. Does he/she achieve his/her motive? Why? Does he/she share similar goals and motives with other characters? Does his/her goals clash with other characters with other characters? How do the character's goals and motives affect his/her interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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