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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 has Magda been told?

2. How does Parker want to proceed?

3. When does he realize it is a trap?

4. What information does Parker relay to Peter when he returns from her face-to-face meeting?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When Ingrid is given a counter proposal, she insists on it being delivered in person. Why?

4. Peter gives the order to initiate condition Delta. What are the consequences?

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

6. 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?

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

8. Like the rest of the terrorists, Ingrid is having problems. What are they and why?

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

10. Peter's career is ended by his decision to disobey Parker. How does he feel about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who saves Peter in the end? How could the outcome just as easily have gone the other way? What one factor allows Peter to gain the upper hand to begin with while he is waiting for Caliph to appear? Why is it a surprise to both parties involved?

Essay Topic 2

Melissa-Jane is rescued as a result of a tip that leads Atlas to her location. Though Gilly is aware that they have been discovered, he is still unable to escape. Why? What circumstances work in his favor and which one work against him?

Essay Topic 3

The attack on Peter in the Maserati was both expected and surprising. How is that the case? Several people or groups could have been responsible and were discussed from the outset of the attack. Who were they and what were their motives? In each case, who would the target have been?

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