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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the original time frame for the rescuers' secret project that is now compromised by the need to rescue the oceanographic team?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Nine months.
(c) Ninety days.
(d) Six months.

2. Who does Jim Hanamura entrust to deliver the blueprints of Suma's hideout to the American Embassy?
(a) A limo driver.
(b) A truck driver.
(c) A cab driver.
(d) A bus driver.

3. When first spotted, about how far below the ocean's surface are Pitt and Plunkett?
(a) 300 meters.
(b) 100 meters.
(c) 50 meters.
(d) 30 meters.

4. How far from Japan is the plane when it runs into mechanical problems?
(a) 500 miles.
(b) 300 miles.
(c) 30 miles.
(d) 50 miles.

5. How far from the drifting ship is the British survey vessel?
(a) Twenty kilometers.
(b) Sixteen kilometers.
(c) Ten kilometers.
(d) Twelve kilometers.

Short Answer Questions

1. After landing in Washington D.C., where are Pitt, Giordino, Fox, and Sandecker taken?

2. To whom does Giordino tell the news when he realizes Pitt is trapped on Old Gert?

3. As Chapter 1 opens, what is the name of the ship that is adrift in the Western Pacific?

4. Who was NOT among the people to survive the explosion?

5. What is the name of the man piloting the submersible that rescues the trapped oceanographic team?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Old Gert not completely destroyed by the explosion as the two ships on the surface were?

2. As Pitt and Giordino accompany Admiral Sandecker to Washington, why does Pitt grow increasing angry with the Admiral?

3. What does an entry in the abandoned ship's log alert the boarding party to?

4. When the excavators finally reach the tunnel and locate where they expected to find the treasure, what do they find?

5. Describe what the cruise ship looks like after the explosion occurs.

6. What fleeting thought does Dennings have as he watches the nuclear bomb being loaded onto his aircraft?

7. What emotions does Dennings experience knowing that he and his crew have been selected to carry the nuclear device to Japan?

8. Why does Steen not want the Captain to send another boarding party to the Divine Star?

9. Upon hearing that the Senator has disappeared, what conclusion do Pitt, Sandecker, and Giordino reach?

10. Why does Steen not inform Captain Korvold about the dangers aboard the Divine Star?

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