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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 is Goldberg worried about politically, in Chapter 53?

2. What kind of transactions cause Dumond to become suspicious of Omar's finances?

3. Where does the rescue team plan on going once they have the hostages?

4. Why is Rapp not suspicious of the Israelis when the Saudi ambassador is killed?

5. After the Apache helicopters have left, where does David find himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does David get out of the Israeli hospital?

2. How does David position himself to shoot Hamed Ali?

3. What transactions does Dumond notice in Omar's finances that cause him concern?

4. What does Kennedy say in response to questions from the Saudi ambassador about the situation in Hebron?

5. What angers David about the Israeli air attack?

6. Why are Kennedy and Rapp looking into the Prince's finances?

7. Against whom does David want revenge after the Israeli air attack?

8. What do Rapp and Kennedy learn and then decide about David, in Chapter 59?

9. What does David keep reminding himself about his mission in New York?

10. In Chapter 60, what does Kennedy report to the president about the bombing in Hebron?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe at least 4 ways that "Executive Power" is changed, either positively or negatively, by having such detailed scenes of covert military operations. Use specific examples from the text to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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