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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. Which President was the first to know about the Jersey Colony?

2. What is the President's first name?

3. What is Pitt's job?

4. How many tons of coal can be carried by the Cyclops?

5. What does Pitt want Hiram Yaeger to research using NUMA's computers at the beginning of Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the Unified Space Operations Center in Colorado Springs.

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

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

5. What is El Dorado and La Dorada?

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

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

8. Describe Lieutenant Commander George Worley.

9. Describe Velikov's study.

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

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

Use examples from the novel and argue that the genre of the novel is either an action-adventure or some other type of genre.

Essay Topic 3

The biographical information about the author that is in the book compares Cussler to Pitt. Argue whether Cussler's life does or not not nearly parallel the life of his fictional character, Pitt. Use examples from the novel to support your points.

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