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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. According to the Presidential briefing, how many submarines were in the area when the explosion in the Western Pacific occurred?

2. What does Pitt find after running to the vehicle that he chased from the racetrack after Loren was abducted?

3. How much money is the searched-for treasure thought to be worth?

4. Who shoots the car aboard the Divine Star?

5. How many planes make up the attacking patrol group?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. As Chapter 7 opens, the Old Gert's crew is barely alive. Why is carbon dioxide rapidly building up?

3. When Dennings first sees the nuclear bomb, what does he think it looks like?

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

5. Name three things that Tsuboi wants to see happen.

6. Why does the crew of the ship that happens upon the drifting vessel send a boarding party over to the apparently abandoned ship?

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

8. After the first two transport subs have left Old Gert, what do the remaining people aboard Old Gert do?

9. When Jim Hanamura is late reporting in, Pitt is concerned. Why is Hanamura late checking in?

10. What anomaly is seen on satellite imagery as the satellite expert delivers his brief regarding the explosion aboard the Divine Star?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast how the character of Dirk Pitt changes as the story progresses. Be sure to include your assessment of Pitt's character when he is first introduced in the story, after Loren has been abducted, when Pitt is captured on Ajima Island, and when Pitt sets out on his final mission. Use examples from the story to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses several different literary techniques as the story is told concerning the story's flow. Describe the techniques of both flashbacks and foreshadowing. How are each of these techniques used in the story? Give specific examples of each technique. Why might the author have chosen to use both of these techniques in the story? Was the story enhanced by the use of these two techniques? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Dirk Pitt and Craig Plunkett.

a) How are the two characters similar in terms of their professional lives? How are they different?

b) How are the two characters similar in their personality characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses? How are they different?

c) Looking forward, how might being trapped on Old Gert have affected each of these men as they moved forward with their lives? Would they be similarly affected or not?

Explain your answers and your reasoning.

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