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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. According to myths, what happens to anyone who stays overnight in the ruins?

2. What does Charlie believe happened when the ancients exposed part of the crystal?

3. Into what kind of helicopter was Karen put?

4. What is the name of the University at which Miyuki and Karen work in Okinawa?

5. What does David decide to do about the Fathom?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Karen help Jack after his melee with David depletes his power resources and leaves him dead in the water a short distance from Neptune?

2. What are Jack's priorities when he gets back to Deep Fathom?

3. What does Nicolas Ruzickov say to David when they talk?

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

5. What does Spangler threaten when Jack won't easily surrender himself?

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

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

8. What happens when Jack is on the phone with Charlie?

9. How does Jack manage to escape from the top of Darong Island?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Karen takes a crystal from the Dragons of Okinawa. How might the outcome have changed had she not grabbed this piece on the way through the tunnel? What is so important about the crystal's properties? How would this have ultimately changed the entire sequence of events? Why is this such an integral part of this story? How does it connect her to Jack and the other crystal?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

How does Spangler's Omega team compare to reality? Are such teams in existence in the world today? Would they be likely to be as corruptible as Spangler's Omega team appears to be? Where is the line between following orders and acting in a manner that would be considered illegal? In your opinion, do black operations exist that have blanket immunity as far as their behavior and actions go?

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