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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 was the actual name of the girl?

2. Who had wanted the cup of coffee?

3. How many hours ahead of schedule had Pitt found the nerve agent?

4. Where does the President think Russia will invade?

5. Who is the acting President until the three men are found?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the two ways to scuttle a ship and collect insurance, and which was likely employed?

2. What was strange about the condition of the Pilottown?

3. How was Dover wrong in one respect, but correct in another?

4. How does Pitt describe looking for a shipwreck?

5. How did the young woman pull off the heist?

6. Describe the President.

7. What was strange and different regarding the Catawba's boarding of the Amie Marie?

8. What is titanium used for, according to the Captain, and why?

9. What was interesting to note about the fog?

10. Why should Polevoi have joined the Foreign Ministry instead of the Secret Police?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

If Pitt had a pet animal, real or fantastic, what kind of animal would it be and why? How is this animal suited to his personality? How would this animal affect the development of a plot?

Essay Topic 2

Explain why Alan Moran didn't tell the truth about where he and Larimer had been, and how they got there? How might have the public reacted to this statement? Could it have affected his place in office? How or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Dirk and Loren's relationship. Why do you think he went after her so many times, and yet was still asking Ms. Mendoza out for dinner? What kind of relationship do Dirk and Loren have? What adds friction to this relationship, and what do you think brings them closer together?

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