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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. Who does Peter meet there?
2. What does it appear motivates Caliph?
3. What conclusion does Peter draw about Ingrid's demands that worries him?
4. Where does Peter go afterward?
5. How many lives does Ingrid take when the first deadline is passed?
Short Essay Questions
1. Peter gives the order to initiate condition Delta. What are the consequences?
2. 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?
3. Caliph's motives have changed since the Boeing hijacking. How?
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. 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?
6. Peter is disturbed after his meeting with Ingrid and is convinced that the situation is much more serious than they initially thought. Why?
7. What are the terrorists' initial demands when arriving on the flight deck?
8. What makes the Captain think that this is a carefully planned operation?
9. How does the terrorist group take control of Speedbird 070?
10. Magda is devastated when she is mistaken told Peter is dead. How does she behave when she realizes he is not?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Love can have its share of obstacles. Peter and Magda are no exception. While attracted to each other from the beginning, they have a number of obstacles that make a long standing relationship difficult. Name them, and explain how they might impair a relationship. How are each of these obstacles overcome?
Essay Topic 2
The main subject of this novel surrounds terrorist activities and the effects they play on a world wide scale. The position of Caliph is somewhat of a conundrum. How? What does the name actually translate to? How is it an indicator of who is behind the name?
Essay Topic 3
Several characters have dual identities in this novel. Who are they and what are the two identities each of them have? How do the two identities differ from each other in each case?
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