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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 ships were in the area when the explosion in the Western Pacific occurred?

2. What area is NOT mentioned as one to which the bomb cars are being sent?

3. What is Conrow Guyot?

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

5. Who has been recruited by Suma to take delivery of specific cars from the incoming ships?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Compare and contrast the characteristics, roles, loyalties, and agendas of the following people in the story: Hideki Suma, Raymond Jordan, Dirk Pitt, Stacy Fox, and Ichiro Tsuboi.

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