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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. What advantage does the Perseus have over the Nautilus?

2. How does Karen explain her long absence to Rolfe?

3. What does Jack ask Mwahu to do?

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

5. As whom does the leader of the three men introduce himself?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens while Jack and Lisa are at the ruins and who comes to their rescue?

4. What does Jack do to keep David busy until the explosives on deck go off?

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

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

7. What impact does Karen have on Jack and why?

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Jack survive the underwater battle with David despite the lack of weaponry on the Nautilus? What is Jack's advantage? How does he manage to elude David and eventually trap him? What unexpected help does Jack get from another adversary? What is the outcome for David? David has one last ace up his sleeve. What is his parting gift to Jack and the others?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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