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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 many vessels named Cyclops does the voice activated computer at NUMA find during an initial search?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

2. What type of an accent does Lieutenant Commander Worley have?
(a) French.
(b) British.
(c) German.
(d) Southern.

3. Who is the President's brother-in-law?
(a) Ralph Sigler.
(b) Ira Hagan.
(c) David Harper.
(d) Justin Morehouse.

4. What is Pitt's father's occupation?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Industrialist.
(c) California Senator.
(d) California Congressman.

5. What does the blimp ground crew do while they wait for the blimp to return in Chapter 1?
(a) Clean the hanger.
(b) Walk down to the beach.
(c) Play volleyball.
(d) Head to a fast food place.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have Giordino and Pitt been friends?

2. How old is the Cyclops?

3. What is the date of the Washington Post that is on Velikov's desk in his study?

4. By what time must the Prosperteer return?

5. What is inside the crate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Prosperteer.

2. Describe Lieutenant Commander George Worley.

3. What did Pitt, Gunn, Giordino, and Jessie find in the cargo hold of the Cyclops?

4. What odd events had the Cyclops encountered since leaving home port?

5. What did the FBI learn about the bodies found on the blimp?

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

7. Why were some Soviet scientists upset about the cargo of the Selenos 8?

8. Describe the caravan that brought passengers and cargo to the Cyclops before the ship left Rio de Janeiro.

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

10. What does Senator Dean Porter think about the "handshake in space"?

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