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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. Which of the following is not a city that Carlos attacks in Chapter 10?

2. What is Contreras trained to do in Chapter 11?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 16, Ostrovsky says what about Libyan recruits?

4. In Chapter 14, where does Pollard's seek asylum in an Israeli embassy?

5. What was the specific role of the Mossad outpost in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Mossad rescue Ethiopian Jews in Chapter 15?

2. How does Mossad kill the new head of Black September in Chapter 10?

3. How are the Camp David negotiations described in Chapter 14?

4. Why do Magid and his brother begin providing info to a katsas in Chapter 12?

5. What do the Israeli's decide regarding Libya in the beginning of Chapter 16?

6. What does Israeli security decide it wants to focus on in 1975?

7. What is Al?

8. What arrangement do Denmark and Israel have in the mid-1970's?

9. How is Moukharbel killed in Chapter 10?

10. Why does attaining an Exocet missile head prove difficult for Mossad in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the international movement for a free Palestinian state in the novel. What does the Arab world think about the Palestinian people and the figure of Arafat? To what extent is every power in the world reacting to this movement? Explore the chapter involving the Camp David Accords. How does the desire to internationally resolve the strife of the Palestinians forever taint the relationship between the United States and Israel?

Essay Topic 2

The operations described in Victor Ostrovsky's book can be divided into two categories which include those that are reacting to attacks on Israel and those preemptively trying to stop future attacks. Write an essay in which you compare these operations. Offer an example of each, and determine which is more effective. What tactics are used in each type of operation? How does the world react to each type? In the end, does either type of operation seem totally effective?

Essay Topic 3

Much of the operational success the Mossad enjoys in Ostrovsky's novel is the result of finding good recruits from outside the Israeli establishment. In an essay, choose three examples from the novel of katsas recruiting individuals who provide intelligence. What motivation does each recruit have for helping Israel? Is he or she aware of the true involvement? What security achievement results from this recruits assistance?

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