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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 is the Forbidden City called?
2. As whom does the leader of the three men introduce himself?
3. What does Karen take from Horon-Ko's coffin?
4. Who meets Jack at the airport?
5. On what do David and Rolfe eavesdrop?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jack do to keep David busy until the explosives on deck go off?
2. What happens when Jack is on the phone with Charlie?
3. What does Elvis do aboard the Fathom?
4. What does Nicolas Ruzickov say to David when they talk?
5. What is the next feat of spectacular manipulation of events by Lawrence Nafe?
6. Listening to the radio chatter, what does David realize and with what does he still have to bargain?
7. What impact does Karen have on Jack and why?
8. What is it about the circuitry David gives Jack that upsets him?
9. 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?
10. What happens while Jack and Lisa are at the ruins and who comes to their rescue?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
How is the world prepared to cope with a global crisis? Are we able to deal with the kind of world wide disaster that is represented by this novel? How ready are you personally to cope without services of any kind for weeks if necessary? What have smaller scale disasters like New Orleans taught us about the response times of our various government agencies? For what should we all be responsible as far as coping until some kind of order can be restored? How can you personally prepare yourself and your family? Have you? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
What is Spartacus? How does Jack's team know about Spartacus and its capabilities? How do they come into play now, and for what does Charlie want to use them? How is Spartacus both Jack's downfall in the past and savior in the present? What technology does Spartacus have that is actually based in modern science? How likely is this kind of technology?
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