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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. Who greets the President after the unveiling of a statue to commemorate the sinking of the Leopoldville?

2. What treasure did Raymond LeBaron believe was on the Cyclops?

3. How many vessels named Cyclops does the voice activated computer at NUMA find during an initial search?

4. What is the President's first name?

5. Captain Worley was the commander of the Cyclops. What was his real name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Steinmetz chosen to lead the Jersey Colony?

3. Why should Jessie LeBaron have been careful not to offend Pitt?

4. How are the deaths of the bodies on the blimp similar to a case Rooney had fifteen years ago?

5. What does Sandecker learn from Admiral Monfort?

6. How does Hagen get papers relating to the Inner Core from General Fisher?

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

8. What is the Jersey Colony?

9. What does a Soviet geophysicist find when examining photographs taken by the Selenos 4?

10. How was the Prosperteer prevented from crashing into the hotel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from "Cyclops", explain how Cussler uses cliffhangers to build tension in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Steinmetz says that the lunar colonists have a home-town advantage if it comes down to a fight with the Russians. Explain how this home-town advantage worked for and against the colonists. Use examples from "Cyclops."

Essay Topic 3

Argue whether Cussler does or does not have any dynamic characters in the novel. Use examples from the novel to support your position.

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