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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. To what bank is Kendall McMillan attached?
2. What does Miyuki reveal about the crystal and it's properties?
3. Who catches David and his team setting the explosives?
4. What is in effect in Naha City, Japan?
5. Why does Admiral Mark Houston call Jack Kirkland?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Gabriel and why does he make Karen nervous?
2. What happens when Jack touches the obelisk in an effort to get a sample for Charlie?
3. What information does Director Ruzickov share with VP Nafe that he believes should be considered before an announcement is made blaming the Chinese?
4. How does Karen find the hidden tunnel?
5. What do the men who accosted Karen and Miyuki at the pyramid site do and what do they say when they are caught?
6. Why is David so angry about Weintraub and his team's actions?
7. What does George discover about the area where Air Force One went down?
8. Why does David Spangler blame Jack for his sister's death?
9. What celebration rapidly becomes a nightmare?
10. Why are Lisa and Charlie so concerned about Jack?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How are Jack and Deep Fathom reunited? What is so critical about the timing of his crew's arrival? What might the outcome have been had they not been exactly where they were at the time? What alerts David to the fact that the Deep Fathom has survived his attempts to blow her out of the water? What is the only ace David has left to play at this point? What deal does he make with Jack?
Essay Topic 2
How does Jack's trip to Okinawa change his life? In what way could it be said that Jack's life began again after a lengthy hiatus? Why had Jack been living in such an emotional vacuum? What is it about Karen that ultimately changes that for Jack? What draws her to him, and him to her? How does Gabriel play a large part in the matchmaking process although in an obscure way?
Essay Topic 3
In this novel, Gabriel reveals a language that once unified the planet and was known to all. Is such a language plausible? Could there have been a unifying force before our many fractured cultures emerged? If so, what happened to it? If not, how can the many similar drawings and symbols found in vastly different regions be explained? What is the likelihood that people from opposite ends of the earth would use virtually the same types of symbols to communicate?
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