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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 song do the men in the nuclear submarine's sonar room hear playing through the ocean?

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

4. Who is responsible for the nuclear weapons being aboard the Divine Star?

5. Which crewmember simply wants to turn the remaining systems off and die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens because of the nuclear explosion that forces the immediate release of the oceanographic team?

4. What is Edo City?

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

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

7. Why is the pod less buoyant than expected, so it does not reach the ocean surface?

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

9. Within minutes of boarding the abandoned ship, what symptoms do the boarding party members begin to experience?

10. Why is Suma relatively unconcerned that the Divine Star blew up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Pitt and Giordino can be seen as kindred spirits. Although they are not quite the same, they share a number of similarities. Identify and describe these similarities. Based on your discussion of their similarities, identify the ways these two men's similarities facilitate their understanding of each other and deepens their relationship.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Raymond Jordan and Hideki Suma.

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

b) Compare the role that justice plays in each of their lives. How is each character affected by the concept of fairness - both positively and negatively?

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