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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 conclusion does Peter draw about Ingrid's demands that worries him?

2. What kind of car is waiting for them on arrival?

3. When would Colin run Delta if given a go-ahead?

4. What does he learn about her on that flight?

5. Where does Magda want them to retire to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Caliph's motives have changed since the Boeing hijacking. How?

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

3. Peter and Colin are ready to act on an order to go to Delta which hasn't been given. How does Peter get around that problem?

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. Baroness Altmann goes out of her way to meet with Peter. What specifically does Baroness Altmann want from him?

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

7. How does the terrorist group take control of Speedbird 070?

8. After the South African police force is asked to pull back, the terrorists make contact a second time. What do they tell Peter that deeply affects him and why?

9. South Africa does not want to give in to the terrorists demands. What issues make them reluctant to do so?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Peter suspects Magda of being Caliph on more than one occasion. What prompts him to have those suspicions? What events are attributed to her and why? Who fosters and fuels these suspicions and what do they hope to gain in the process?

Essay Topic 2

What position is Peter offered finally? Who has told him he would be ideal for the job in the past? Why does Magda's hail to the new position bother Peter and what does he ask of her? How does Peter see this position and what is it that inspires him to accept it? Who brings him the news and takes his answer back to those who offered the position?

Essay Topic 3

With Caliph, Peter quickly learns that nothing is as it appears. What are some examples of that statement? How does this complicate his assessment of who Caliph is? Give at least three examples from the book in which Caliph uses duplicity or deception to conceal identity or intention.

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