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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 the name of the Air Force Base Mitch lands at in this section?

2. Who does Mitch Rapp work for?

3. Who does King suggest Baxter use as his fall guy?

4. Who does Mitch want to revenge?

5. What do the terrorists have as well as guns?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the argument that erupts during the debriefing.

2. How do the Secret Service agents save the President's life?

3. How does Aziz react when Tutwiler phones him?

4. How do Mitch and Adams get to the White House basement?

5. How does Mitch react when he sees Hasan trying to rape Anna?

6. How does the author increase the narrative pace in this section.

7. Why does Anna Reilly have a better chance of survival than the other hostages in the group?

8. Why are the politicians suspicious of Rapp?

9. What happens as soon as Mitch lands at Andrew Air Force base?

10. What do Mitch, Flood, Kennedy and Stansfield decide to do in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think it is right to negotiate with a terrorist? What problems could negotiation cause? What do you think a negotiator has to know about before entering into negotiations?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the structure of the novel.

1) How does Flynn use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

3) Aside from the main character, examine the way Flynn uses the other characters in the story. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Flynn's writing style. How would you describe Flynn's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Flynn's style give to the story?

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