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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. Under how many feet of water does the plane finally come to rest?

2. What is the name of the treasure the men in the Philippines are searching for?

3. After leaving the meeting room at Headquarters, who does Pitt call and invite to a meeting?

4. Where is Suma's secret installation located?

5. Who is aboard the first transport sub to leave Old Gert?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Yasukuni shrine?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why is the salvage operation of the Divine Star put on hold?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the three main desires of Hideki Suma - the reasons behind his grand scheme. For each demand, tell Suma's reasoning behind the demand, what Suma hoped to accomplish through the demand, and the likelihood of the demand actually being met by the United States.

Essay Topic 2

Al Giordino has accompanied Dirk Pitt on mission after dangerous mission throughout the course of the story. However, as the final mission looms, Dirk Pitt refuses to let Giordino accompany him. Why does Pitt refuse to let Giordino accompany him? What makes this mission different from their other missions? Do you agree with Pitt's decision? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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