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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 does Tongju die?
(a) He drowns himself.
(b) He burns to death.
(c) He is shot.
(d) He is killed by flying shrapnel.

2. What new craft do Pitt and Giordino pick up at LAX in Chapter 48?
(a) A hot air balloon.
(b) A blimp.
(c) A hovercraft.
(d) A helicopter.

3. How far out to sea can the Deep Endeavor patrol with Dirk and Summer?
(a) 15 miles.
(b) 12 miles.
(c) 20 miles.
(d) 10 miles.

4. Who is the Homeland Security Special Assistant Dirk meets in Chapter 41?
(a) Webster.
(b) Gunn.
(c) Burroughs.
(d) Peterson.

5. Why does Tongju have his prisoners on board the Odyssey transferred to a storage shed?
(a) So they will be difficult to find should the Odyssey be boarded.
(b) So they will be kept safe during the rocket launch.
(c) So they will be killed by the rocket launch.
(d) So they can be held for ransom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the lieutenant on board the Coast Guard ship investigating the Odyssey?

2. What causes a shadow to fall across the Odyssey launch platform, which causes Dirk's heart to skip a beat?

3. What do the submerged pontoons on board the Odyssey do?

4. What is lost in the news during the reporting of the failed missile launch?

5. Who is the platform launch manager of the Odyssey?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Dirk Jr.'s feelings as he watches the launch from the Odyssey in Chapter 59.

2. What initially happens after Dirk and Dahlgren board the Odyssey?

3. What does a launch engineer tell Ling in Chapter 58, and what is Ling and Tongju's response?

4. What plan do NUMA and homeland security officials put into action in Chapter 43?

5. What information do Dirk and Summer share with the authorities in Chapter 41?

6. What do Dirk and Summer plan to do after joining the Deep Endeavor in Chapter 46?

7. How do Dirk Sr. and Al rescue Dirk Jr. and Jack from the Odyssey?

8. What happens to the blimp after it first takes off from the Odyssey?

9. How does Dirk Sr. try to foil the launch of the rocket from the Odyssey?

10. What does Tongju do with Dirk and Jack after their capture on the Odyssey, and what does he tell them?

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