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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 dictator does the Beatles song mention?

2. What secret does Scott say he holds?

3. What does Scott say Karen looks like as she approaches the house?

4. How is Bill planning to get to Beirut?

5. Of what does Rashid say that Brita must be a student?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Scott find out about Bill in this section?

2. What does Karen watch on TV at Brita's apartment?

3. Describe the part of Beirut Brita is driving through at the beginning of the section.

4. What does Rashid say about the identity of the people of his nation?

5. Who is Omar and how does he help Karen?

6. How does Karen become acquainted with the homeless people?

7. What is the plan that Charlie lays out for Bill?

8. Why does Charlie say George is an interesting sort of academic?

9. What does Charlie say he wants to do in terms of publishing?

10. What does Rashid say about Chairman Mao?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What parallels does the author draw between terrorism and writing? What are the strengths and weaknesses of this comparison?

Essay Topic 2

What does the Mao picture symbolize in the context of the story? How is Mao compared to the main character Bill?

Essay Topic 3

What does Haddad mean when he says that terrorism defends against the defenseless? What are the arguments for and against his statement?

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