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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. After he is hit, where does he try to go?

2. Who is Atlas?

3. What trade do the kidnappers offer for Melissa-Jane's life?

4. What does it appear motivates Caliph?

5. After the murders, what does the British government agree to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about whether the attempt on Peter in the Maserati was an assassination or abduction attempt?

2. What offer does Magda make Peter that tempts him but that he has to refuse?

3. What part of his meeting with Parker is the most difficult for Peter to listen to and how does he respond?

4. When Peter meets Ingrid face to face, he tries to ask her questions which she refuses to answer. How does Peter manage to get the answers he wants anyway?

5. How much does Peter tell Magda when he returns and what is her response?

6. Peter and Dr. Parker exchange differing viewpoints. What disagreements do Peter and Dr. Parker have concerning the merits of morally justifiable militancy?

7. Ingrid has several demands which include safe passage, media attention and money. What issue does Ingrid not allow for when making their demands? How does she resolve this?

8. What are the terrorists' initial demands when arriving on the flight deck?

9. How does the British government respond to Ingrid's reaction?

10. Peter is disturbed after his meeting with Ingrid and is convinced that the situation is much more serious than they initially thought. Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Parker has his hands in many different arenas. Other than running Atlas, what else is he involved with? What is his ultimate goal and in what way do his other activities facilitate this ultimate goal?

Essay Topic 2

Magda believes that Caliph is Peter for a time. Who leads her to believe that? What evidence is given to her that supports this claim? How does she respond? In what way is her response the same as Peter's response to the suggestion that she is Caliph?

Essay Topic 3

When Melissa-Jane is kidnapped, Caliph uses sources outside of the inner circle. Why is that? Why are her kidnappers instructed to take her to Laragh? What about the location bothers Gilly? How is this different from Caliph's behavior until this point and what can we presume is the intention of this deviation from normalcy?

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