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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. How far away are seagulls crushed by the concussion when the Amy Bigalow and Ozero Zaysan blow up?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 40, how much longer does Pitt expect his motor to keep running?

3. What does Pitt take with him on the Dasher as the assault team prepares to attack Cayo Santa Maria?

4. How long has it been since Castro came down from the mountains of the Sierra Maestra?

5. Who is the military leader of the Soviet moon landing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the flight commander of the Gettysburg disturbed at the beginning of Chapter 54?

2. How did Raymond LeBaron die?

3. Why does Pitt decide that the ships are the bombs that the Russians intend to set off in Havana?

4. What happened to Jessie, Hagen and the Castros who were in Sloppy Joe's when the explosion occurred?

5. Why do the Soviets believe that the Cubans are responsible for the destruction of the communications center on Cayo Santa Maria?

6. What does Pitt do when Martin Brogan implies that he is not telling the truth about his experiences on the island?

7. What does Pitt learn when he calls Weehawken Marine Products?

8. What is the problem with the engines of the Amy Bigalow and the Ozero Zaysan?

9. What is a Dasher?

10. What is the Soviet's plan to make South and Central American solid extensions of the Soviet Union?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the leadership styles of Pitt and the President; also explain how their personalities affect their style of leadership.

Essay Topic 2

Is the inciting force of the novel the La Dorada or when Jessie, Pitt, Gunn, and Giordino are downed with the Prosperteer? Or is the inciting force something else? Create arguments explaining what the inciting force is of the novel. Use examples from the novel to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout "Cyclops", Cussler weaves historical facts with the storyline. Explain how Cussler uses creative license to adapt history to advance the plot of the novel.

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