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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 is the weather like when the President reaches Camp David?

2. How many feet does Jurgens have to spare when he lands the space shuttle?

3. Where is the CIA training center located in the Bahamas?

4. Pitt is working with a group to move the three ships in Havana. How many engineers can the group find to help?

5. Where do Jessie and Pitt sleep when they get to Cuba?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Pitt and Jessie get into the Swiss Embassy?

2. Why doesn't Pitt rendezvous with the rest of the assault team back at the SPUT?

3. Why does Giordino throw the coffee cups that he was bringing to Sandecker and Jessie over his shoulder?

4. How is Velikov supposed to bring down the Gettysburg?

5. What does Pitt do when Martin Brogan implies that he is not telling the truth about his experiences on the island?

6. What does the President want Steinmetz to do before the Russians land on the moon?

7. What does Raul Castro want Fidel Castro to do?

8. What is the problem with the engines of the Amy Bigalow and the Ozero Zaysan?

9. Why do the Soviets believe that the Cubans are responsible for the destruction of the communications center on Cayo Santa Maria?

10. Why does Pitt decide that the ships are the bombs that the Russians intend to set off in Havana?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel "Cyclops" is a multiple-viewpoint novel with several different storylines. Explain how Cussler ties all of these stories together.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the novel, argue whether Jessie did or did not know that Raymond killed Hans Kroenburg and stole La Dorada.

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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