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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 did she say to him that made no sense?

2. What decision does Peter make in order to ensure Magda's safety?

3. What is Gilly's biggest objection to holding MJ in Laragh?

4. What does Magda finally ask Peter when they are on the island of birds?

5. Where will Steven wait for Peter?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Peter sees Magda next, they both see something different in each other. What is it and how do they give themselves away?

2. Peter and Magda are not together again for some time. When her call comes, what does she want, and how does Peter interpret her request.

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

4. Peter has a plan to bring Caliph down. How is Steven going to help him to flush Caliph out into the open?

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

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

7. What does Inspector Richards reveal to Peter regarding his conversation with the Deputy Commissioner and what is his recommendation?

8. What drives Peter to chase the escaping car alone and what risks is he willing to take?

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

10. What is Cynthia's response after MJ's rescue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

When Melissa-Jane is kidnapped, Caliph uses sources outside of the inner circle. Why is that? Why are her kidnappers instructed to take her to Laragh? What about the location bothers Gilly? How is this different from Caliph's behavior until this point and what can we presume is the intention of this deviation from normalcy?

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