View a FREE sample

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 Navy's Deep Submergence Unit called?

2. What does Karen hear from inside the pyramid's top?

3. What do Karen and Miyuki hope to discover?

4. How long ago had David handpicked his team?

5. What does Karen carry for protection?

Short Essay Questions

1. What announcement does Mark Houston make on the USS Gibraltar and how does that affect Jack and the crew of the Fathom?

2. What celebration rapidly becomes a nightmare?

3. What does Vice President Rafe want David to do at the Air Force One crash site?

4. About what does Houston question Jack first and what does he admit to Jack?

5. What does Gabriel show Karen and Miyuki that overshadows even the partial decryption?

6. What is Gabriel and why does he make Karen nervous?

7. Why is David so angry about Weintraub and his team's actions?

8. What discovery does Miyuki make that is impossible to explain although she can reproduce it?

9. How does Karen find the hidden tunnel?

10. What information does Director Ruzickov share with VP Nafe that he believes should be considered before an announcement is made blaming the Chinese?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the likelihood that more lost civilizations exist under the ocean? Is it possible that entire cultures still remain hidden by depths as yet unmapped by modern technology, or have we uncovered all that there is? In your opinion, does or did Atlantis exist? If so, what happened to it? Where might it be found? If not, why not? How can the many different versions of this lost city exist if it never did?

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

How does Elvis save the Deep Fathom? Is this a likely scenario? What kind of jobs do dogs have in reality that correspond to the abilities he displays? What behavior does he exhibit to get the attention of the crew members? How are they able to use the advance knowledge to fool David into thinking that his plan succeeded? What unfortunate ploy is used to back up their ruse to Jack's temporary disadvantage?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,207 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample