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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. How many cosmonaut deaths has the CIA recorded since the beginning of the Soviet space missions?

2. Where has Raphael O'Meara been the last three months?

3. What is Pitt's father's occupation?

4. Where does Hagen go after he leaves Albuquerque?

5. What does Hagen find at Clyde Ward's address?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why would it have been disastrous for the Prosperteer to collide with the Sonesta Beach Hotel?

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

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

4. What does Rooney learn about the identities of the bodies found on the blimp?

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

6. What does Sandecker learn from Admiral Monfort?

7. Why does Hagen tell the President not to judge the men of the Inner Core too harshly?

8. Why do the Soviets decide to attack the moon base?

9. Describe Velikov's study.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Argue whether Worley, Captain of the Cyclops, was a German sympathizer. Use examples from the novel to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Argue whether most of the conflicts that occur in the novel are internal or external conflicts. Use examples from "Cyclops" to support your arguments.

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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