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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. Whose head is among those mounted on Kamatori's study wall?

2. What does Weatherhill notice inside each of the bomb cars while he is in the garage area?

3. How does Tsuboi plan to manually detonate one of the nuclear bomb cars?

4. To what city are Loren Smith and Mike Diaz tracked to before the trail goes cold?

5. How many automobiles is Furukawa picking up as Chapter 34 begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the person concealed in the Murmoto car think as the nuclear device is examined?

2. While the President is waiting to see if Pitt's mission is successful, Tsuboi contacts the President. What are Tsuboi's demands?

3. Why does Kamatori believe his mission to eliminate Pitt and Giordino's failed?

4. Why are Suma's technicians not alarmed when they find a decommissioned robot?

5. Why is Pitt not surprised when Jordan tries to sneak into his home and surprise Pitt?

6. Why do the robots not attack the three MAIT members when they enter Suma's control room?

7. With Suma's capture by the Americans, why is the Kaiten Project now set back by several weeks?

8. What was the tensest moment of Pitt's mission to put the nuclear bomb into place?

9. When Kamatori reaches the cliff where Pitt had been and sees all of the blood, what does Kamatori believe?

10. Why does Suma take Loren Smith and Mike Diaz for a tour of his island facility before sending them back to the United States?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

One of the main themes is this novel involves deceptive appearances.

a) Identify three characters that use deceptive appearances to further their interests.

b) Why do these characters rely on deception?

c) What is the outcome for these characters? Were they successful in their endeavors? Would they have been more successful if they had not been deceptive? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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