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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. How far from Japan is the plane when it runs into mechanical problems?

2. What is the name of the plane that successfully drops a nuclear bomb on Japan?

3. What is Conrow Guyot?

4. After learning that both the Congresswoman and Senator have been abducted, who do Pitt, Sandecker, and Giordino also learn has been abducted?

5. Which crewmember first hears the unexpected sounds?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. During the meeting at Headquarters, what does Pitt learn about the Soggy Acres project?

3. What additional steps must the ground crew take in order to load the nuclear bomb onto the Dennings' Demons?

4. Why does Craig Plunkett not simply shut off Old Gert's systems and let the crew members die as their oxygen supply dwindles down?

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

6. What is the purpose of the congressional subcommittee that Loren Smith serves on?

7. What is unique about the identity of the person Pitt races against at the track while Loren is being abducted?

8. As Pitt and Fox descend in the elevator to the subterranean, soundproofed room at Headquarters, why do Pitt's suspicions of Fox grow?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare and contrast Craig Plunkett and Raul Salazar.

a) How are the two characters similar? How are they different?

b) What is revealed about each character as they are trapped aboard Old Gert awaiting either death or rescue?

Essay Topic 3

The Japanese use several different methods to try to force the Americans to meet their demands.

a) Identify three tactics used by the Japanese to force the Americans' hands.

b) For each tactic identified, explain why the Japanese chose this method of persuasion.

c) Compare and contrast these tactics in terms of their operational style, level of involvement, and success or failure.

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