View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does General Hamza give to David?

2. Who discovers the site of David's secret meeting?

3. Where does David go to visit Monsignor Lavin?

4. What information does Rapp share with the military people he meets after Moro is killed?

5. Why does Rapp excuse himself from his meeting with Moro?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the plan once Coleman and his men land on Dinagat Island?

2. What kind of plan are David and Prince Omar discussing, in their first scene together?

3. What do Anna and Kennedy do when they want to talk to each other at the White House?

4. What information does Rapp confront Moro with?

5. How does David answer Speilman when, in Chapter 18, he asks why David wants to go through with the plan?

6. What does Coleman do when he realizes the hostages are not where he and his team expected them to be?

7. What does Freidman view David's meeting as a chance to do?

8. What role is McMahon, of the FBI, supposed to play in the plan for Dinagat Island?

9. Why does Rapp hope the Philippine men will attack the Abu Sayyaf?

10. What does David say in response to Atwa's question about what happened to Hassan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a 2-3 page essay arguing that Rapp is a "bad" OR "good" character. Use at least 3 examples from the story to provide evidence for your argument.

Essay Topic 2

The title of the book can have multiple meanings. Take a position about what you think the title means and provide examples from the text that demonstrate the use of "executive power," when the term "executive power" refers to something other than presidential power, etc.

Essay Topic 3

Rapp's final choice (committing murder) at the end of the novel may seem surprising to some readers, but not surprising to others. Find three examples in the text of how this ending was foreshadowed, making sure to explain how each one directly connects to Rapp's choice to murder Prince Omar.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 763 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample