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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 problem do warning lights indicate that Pitt and Plunkett have aboard Big John?

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

3. What is the real name of the art specialist who met with Suma in Edo City?

4. According to the Presidential briefing, how many submarines were in the area when the explosion in the Western Pacific occurred?

5. While speculating about Loren's abduction, who else does Pitt learn has disappeared?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What anomaly is seen on satellite imagery as the satellite expert delivers his brief regarding the explosion aboard the Divine Star?

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

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

8. Why does Steen not want the Captain to send another boarding party to the Divine Star?

9. Why is Giordino so upset that Pitt is trapped on Old Gert?

10. What is Edo City?

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

There is no doubt that Pitt has been greatly affected by the abduction of Loren Smith. Discuss how Loren's abduction affects not only Pitt's worldview, but also his determination to pursue Loren's pursuers. How does Loren's abduction affect Pitt's mental state, his ability to reason, his ability to trust, and his ability to hope?

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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