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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 port does the Baekje dock at?
2. What is the new name of the Baekje?
3. Who is the U.S. Embassy's Deputy Chief of Mission?
4. What is the name of the Japanese sub Dirk and Dahlgren investigate in Chapters 8 and 9?
5. Who is Keith Catana?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Dirk and Summer discover has happened as they return from their exploration of the I-411 in Chapter 27?
2. What is the outcome of the meeting between Dirk and bureaucrats from the Department of Homeland Security?
3. What do Dirk and Sarah surmise about the fishing trawler at the conclusion of Chapter 3?
4. Describe Kang's role as he is revealed in Chapter 14.
5. What will the disease-laden weapon that Kang plans to launch accomplish?
6. What is so audacious about the way Kang plans to kill Dirk and Summer in Chapter 34?
7. Describe the assassin in Chapter 4.
8. What is significant about the Chinese junk that rescues Dirk and Summer in Chapter 36?
9. What is the mission of the Japanese Red Army?
10. Describe what happens on board the command boat that is supposed to launch with the Odyssey in Chapter 40.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Looking at Black Wind as a whole, describe what you think the authors were trying to accomplish. Consider whether they were trying to make a statement about the current world situation, whether the book should be viewed as as treatise of good vs. evil, or if the goal was just to tell a rip-roaring adventure yarn. Do not limit yourself to these suggestions - place yourself in the Cusslers' shoes as Clive said, "OK, son, what do you want to do with this book?" Justify your answers in detail.
Essay Topic 2
Dialogue can often propel a story forward. Cussler's heroes tend to make broad, inspirational statements and have plenty of quips at the ready. His villains tend to do everything but twirl their mustaches - note the times when the villains speak, they "hiss" or their words are "spat out." Looking through the novel, pick out ten quotes from the protagonists (the two Dirks, Summer, Al, Jack, etc.) and ten quotes from the antagonists (Kang, Tongju, etc.) Try to come up with a mix of quotes that sound pitch-perfect and persuasive, and quotes that are "groaners," better suited as balloons in a cartoon panel. For each quote, evaluate why it does or doesn't work, and discuss whether or not Cussler's use of dialogue is appropriate for the book's context or not.
Essay Topic 3
Black Wind is populated with larger-than-life characters, performing larger-than-life deeds. The theme of audaciousness is prevalent in both the protagonists and the antagonists. Select five plot points from the actions of each group, protagonists and antagonists, that personify the theme of "audaciousness." For each plot point, explain why that particular incident in the novel would justify being called "audacious."
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