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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 did Ingrid have collected from the passengers?
2. What conclusion does Peter draw about Ingrid's demands that worries him?
3. Who does Dr. Kingston claim seldom has doubts?
4. What does Ingrid do to show those in power that they are serious?
5. How many men are in the assault group?
Short Essay Questions
1. What makes the Captain think that this is a carefully planned operation?
2. What is the content of the letter that arrives for Peter at the Dorchester after Melissa-Jane is kidnapped?
3. When Peter meets Ingrid face to face, he tries to ask her questions which she refuses to answer. How does Peter manage to get the answers he wants anyway?
4. When Ingrid is given a counter proposal, she insists on it being delivered in person. Why?
5. After the South African police force is asked to pull back, the terrorists make contact a second time. What do they tell Peter that deeply affects him and why?
6. What part of his meeting with Parker is the most difficult for Peter to listen to and how does he respond?
7. What are the terrorists' initial demands when arriving on the flight deck?
8. Peter is disturbed after his meeting with Ingrid and is convinced that the situation is much more serious than they initially thought. Why?
9. name the terrorists make reference to is Caliph. What does the name actually stand for and how is the definition significant?
10. What offer does Magda make Peter that tempts him but that he has to refuse?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Love can have its share of obstacles. Peter and Magda are no exception. While attracted to each other from the beginning, they have a number of obstacles that make a long standing relationship difficult. Name them, and explain how they might impair a relationship. How are each of these obstacles overcome?
Essay Topic 2
What position does Colin Noble have in this story? How can he be considered both a bad guy and a good guy? What events take him from hero to zero and back again in Peter's eyes?
Essay Topic 3
The attack on Peter in the Maserati was both expected and surprising. How is that the case? Several people or groups could have been responsible and were discussed from the outset of the attack. Who were they and what were their motives? In each case, who would the target have been?
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