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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 does the doctor want Gilly to do?

2. Where does the Sergeant recognize the name given from?

3. What is the name of the bay mare Magda runs at the Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp?

4. Who does Steven wish Caliph were more like?

5. Why is the helicopter pilot hesitant to take the team in immediately?

Short Essay Questions

1. Peter tells Magda everything he knows. Which parts are wrong?

2. What does Gilly do to minimize their risk of capture?

3. What does Magda do to test Peter to see if he is really Caliph?

4. Peter has to confront Steven about his involvement with Caliph. How does he do it in a manner that ensures Steven's cooperation?

5. Peter receives several warnings that Magda has doubts about him. What are those warnings and how does he respond?

6. What does Kingston expressly forbid Peter to do and how should Kingston expect Peter to respond based on his history?

7. Once Peter and Magda have both told their sides of the story, they have made declarations and Magda has relinquished something important. What are the declarations and what has Magda relinquished?

8. Peter needs to ensure Magda's safety. How does he do that without putting himself at risk?

9. Magda is given details by her Mossad controller that makes her believe that he is actually Caliph. What are they?

10. What concerns does the 'doctor' have about MJ and what is her condition?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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