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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 the name of the plane that successfully drops a nuclear bomb on Japan?

2. How many people are stranded aboard Old Gert?

3. When the Big John stops rising, how far away is the ocean surface?

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

5. How far from the drifting ship is the British survey vessel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Edo City?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is the Yasukuni shrine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hideki Suma is a supremely confident man. Identify at least three instances from the story that highlight his confidence. How is Suma helped by his utter confidence? How is Suma hurt by his confidence? Provide examples of each.

Essay Topic 2

Roy Orita wears different masks in the story. Both a patriot and a traitor, Orita is a study in contradictions. Identify, then compare and contrast the different sides of Orita. How would his plan for helping the Japanese rise to power have been affected had he not been a successful double agent? Why is it necessary for Orita to wear different masks? Could he have been successful simply working for the Japanese government without being a double agent? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the story, there are several attempts made on Dirk Pitt's life.

a) Identify three characters or group who try to kill Pitt. Describe the situation and how Pitt escapes.

b) Compare and contrast the characters that try to kill Pitt, as well as these characters' motivations.

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