Iceberg Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 132 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Iceberg Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 132 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 was Kirsti doing before Kristjan died?

2. What does the doctor tell Pitt about his visitors?

3. How does the crew mark the position of the iceberg?

4. What did Hunnewell say was one of the big changes in Fyrie's life?

5. When does Pitt see a Russian submarine?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who shows up at the doctor's house where Pitt has been taken and what happens to them?

2. What causes Koski suspicions when Pitt is being shown around the ship?

3. What does Sandecker tell Pitt about the Lax and what was on it?

4. How does Hunnewell feel about Fyrie and what does he tell Pitt about the man?

5. Who does Lt. Dover bring first to Koski and what does that person do? What is Koski's response?

6. What does Pitt do when Rondheim joins them and how does Rondheim respond?

7. What are Pitt and Hunnewell discussing as they fly towards Reykjavik in Chapter 5?

8. What does Sandecker tell Pitt about Kristjan's twin sister?

9. What does Pitt do off the boat? What does Sandecker see? What does Pitt discover?

10. What do Pitt and Hunnewell do when they depart the first iceberg? What does Pitt think when they land?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pitt has an immediate dislike for Rondheim and how he is treating Kirsti. Rondheim does not like Pitt either. Pitt decides to change his demeanor with Oskar; Pitt pretends, to the astonishment of Sandecker and Tidi, that he is a homosexual. Rondheim is disgusted and underestimates Pitt, which is part of Dirk's plan.

1. Do you think it is possible to dislike or like someone the moment one meets them? Why or why not?

2. Given the era in which this book was written, why do you think someone would underestimate a "homosexual?"

3. Discuss the various stereotypes and labels that occur in the above statement about homosexuals.

Essay Topic 2

This novel is an adventure/suspense novel. Discuss one of the following:

1. Why are these types of novels popular?

2. What can a reader learn from this type of novel especially about how to deal with difficult situations?

3. Discuss how this adventure/suspense novel, written in the 1970's differs from those written in the 21st. century.

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following to discuss:

1. Compare and contrast the characters Dirk Pitt and Oskar Rondheim.

2. Compare and contrast the characters Tidi and Kirsti.

3. Compare and contrast the characters James Kelly and Sam Kelly.

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