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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to myths, what happens to anyone who stays overnight in the ruins?
(a) They stay forever.
(b) They disappear.
(c) They die.
(d) They get lost.

2. For what does Karen use her gum?
(a) To stave off thirst.
(b) To stave off hunger.
(c) To stick the crystal to the basalt coffin lid.
(d) To cover the crystal.

3. How does the government plan to extract the crystal obelisk?
(a) With a drilling team.
(b) With explosives.
(c) With a large winch.
(d) With a mining platform.

4. What emotion does Karen display when she sees Jack?
(a) Relief.
(b) Surprise.
(c) Fear.
(d) Happiness.

5. What target does Nafe choose in retaliation for Okinawa?
(a) Shanghai.
(b) Nanjing.
(c) Hong Kong.
(d) Beijing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gets David?

2. Where do they go from the airport?

3. Who pulls Jack out of the water?

4. What effect does China's behavior have on communism and its foothold politically?

5. How many sections make up Neptune's base?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the preparations involved in Jack taking Perseus the distance necessary to rescue Karen?

2. What is Jack's plan to rescue Karen?

3. What does the government want David to do about the crystal obelisk?

4. Why is Ferdinand Cortez more than just a bit excited about the completion of Neptune and why does David trust that things will be under control while he is gone?

5. What does Jack's team collectively discover about the crystal?

6. What mistake does David makes that costs him his life?

7. What does Karen realize after Jack agrees to her plan to expose David with her help?

8. What is the next feat of spectacular manipulation of events by Lawrence Nafe?

9. Of what does Karen convince Jack on the flight to Pohnpei?

10. What is it about the circuitry David gives Jack that upsets him?

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