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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 question is answered by the terrorists' choice of destinations?

2. Who is the Inspector that handles Melissa-Jane's kidnapping?

3. Where does Magda want them to retire to?

4. What is condition Alpha?

5. How does Colin run simulations with his team?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. name the terrorists make reference to is Caliph. What does the name actually stand for and how is the definition significant?

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

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

5. What makes the Captain think that this is a carefully planned operation?

6. 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?

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

8. How does Peter feel about Magda's Maserati?

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

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

What is Atlas? For what purpose is it created? In what way is it successful and in what way does it fail? Who can the failure be attributed to? What is necessary to make it succeed?

Essay Topic 2

When Magda and Peter confront each other on her boat, the outcome could have gone several ways. Why is neither of them able to finish the other off? What is the result of their attempts on each others lives? How does this outcome backfire against Caliph?

Essay Topic 3

Magda and Peter are taken with each other from the very beginning. What characteristics do they admire in each other? How do these characteristics make them stand out from other potential mates? Describe their first impressions of each other and identify the things that make them ideal for each other. What characteristics do they each possess that makes a long term relationship possible?

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