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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 going to be said to the U.S. government in regard to Loren?

2. Where does Pitt think the barge is located?

3. How many dead bodies were on board the Eagle?

4. What did the President say in regard to Congress?

5. How long had Pitt been unconscious?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Hemlock the most well known for? How was the Hemlock administered to the victims?

2. What is Fawcett's argument against making the statement to the press?

3. Why was it of special dismay to Lugovoy that his deadline was moved up?

4. How did Admiral Sandecker know that Pitt had been on board the Eagle?

5. What is described in Chapter 25?

6. What was Suvoyov insinuating when he mentioned to Loren that they could 'negotiate' her return to Moscow?

7. What explanation did the President offer in regards to his whereabouts?

8. How did the President stop Congress from convening?

9. What is the difference between Lugovoy and Suvorov's opinions regarding Madam Bougainville's 'hospitality'?

10. How did Pitt determine the boat and who was on board?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Dirk Pitt to James Bond. What are their similarities, and how are they different? Do you think it was the author's intent to create a similar character to James Bond? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Explain Pitt's loss of his Talbot-Lago from a psychological level. What does his answer to the cocktail waitress describe about his personality? How does he view his vehicles?

Essay Topic 3

Compare yourself to any character in this novel. Who do you mostly resemble physically? Psychologically? If you don't closely resemble someone in these two aspects, who do you most identify with and why? Do you think that these characters are designed to be easily identified with? Why or why not?

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