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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long ago did the men on the blimp die?
(a) 2 weeks ago.
(b) 10 days ago.
(c) 3 months ago.
(d) 1-2 years ago.

2. How much older is Pitt than the other racers?
(a) About 10 years.
(b) At least 15 years.
(c) At least 20 years.
(d) About 5 years.

3. In the Prologue, how many people are on the "Cyclops"?
(a) 306.
(b) 118.
(c) 412.
(d) 309.

4. How long has the Jersey Colony been in existence?
(a) 18 years.
(b) 26 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 20 years.

5. Who calls Pitt after he returns home from Miami?
(a) Jessie LeBaron's secretary.
(b) Sandecker.
(c) Detective Victor.
(d) Sheriff Sweat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is going to pilot the Prosperteer?

2. In Chapter 16, what Soviet-manned lunar landing mission is planned to launch shortly?

3. How many vessels named Cyclops does the voice activated computer at NUMA find during an initial search?

4. How did the black woman being autopsied by the Dade County coroner die?

5. When Hagan is at the Pattenden Laboratory, who does he discover may be another Inner Core member?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the Prosperteer prevented from crashing into the hotel?

2. Why did Pitt place a hair across his door when he escaped from his cell the first time?

3. Why are the Russians on Cayo Santa Maria?

4. What does a Soviet geophysicist find when examining photographs taken by the Selenos 4?

5. Why does the Prosperteer make a good platform for spotting potential shipwreck sites from the air?

6. Why was Steinmetz chosen to lead the Jersey Colony?

7. Describe the Unified Space Operations Center in Colorado Springs.

8. Why is the President told about the Jersey Colony?

9. Describe Velikov's study.

10. Describe what Pitt finds when is escaping from the Russian installation.

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