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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. One of the Soviets with all of his life-support equipment would weigh 360 earth pounds. What does he weigh in lunar weight?

2. Who does Polevoi think is behind the raid on the communications center on Cayo Santa Maria?

3. How does Pitt get out of the Swiss Embassy to meet with the CIA agents?

4. What type of plane does Major Hollyman fly?

5. Why is the President awakened at one in the morning in Chapter 52?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Clark die?

3. Why is Major Gus Hollyman flying scared at the beginning of Chapter 56?

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

5. What does Pitt do after he crashes the taxi into the Russian car that was pursuing him?

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

7. What happened to Jessie, Hagen and the Castros who were in Sloppy Joe's when the explosion occurred?

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

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

10. In Chapter 72, where is Velikov taken when his limousine is stopped by a roadblock?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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."

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