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

2. Where is Steven told to begin his journey to meet Caliph?

3. What was Dr. Jameson's real name?

4. What does Peter want Steven to do?

5. What does the man holding Melissa-Jane call himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. If given a choice as to how he was to handle holding MJ after the kidnapping, what would Gilly have done?

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

3. When Peter and Magda are struggling on the deck, Magda gives in. Why?

4. Steven's feelings dramatically change pre and post phone call with Caliph. In what way and why?

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

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

7. Peter makes preparations to take Steven's place at the meeting with Caliph. What are they?

8. How does Peter respond to Kingston's visit to Abbots Yew?

9. Both Magda and Peter reach one conclusion that leads them to a second as they each think the other is Caliph. What are those conclusions and how do they affect the outcome?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who saves Peter in the end? How could the outcome just as easily have gone the other way? What one factor allows Peter to gain the upper hand to begin with while he is waiting for Caliph to appear? Why is it a surprise to both parties involved?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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