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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. As revealed to Loren Smith and Mike Diaz, how does Suma plan to deplete the world's old supply?

2. When Admiral Sandecker meets up with Pitt and Giordino after Loren and Mike have been flown back to Washington, what does Sandecker bring with him?

3. How many of their attackers do Pitt, Giordino, and Sandecker kill before leaving the store?

4. After the C-5 is attacked by the Japanese after dropping Pitt into the ocean, where does the C-5 divert?

5. When Jordan gives Pitt his next assignment for a dive in Germany, where had the last known sighting of the Ajima painting been?

Short Essay Questions

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

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 Tsuboi decide to manually detonate at least one of the nuclear bomb cars?

4. Even though the Kaiten Project cannot be detonated in simultaneous fashion until the codes are reprogrammed, why is it still dangerous?

5. On Ajima Island, why is Kamatori being berated by Suma?

6. What role is planned for Pitt and Giordino as the MAIT team members get ready to destroy Suma's control center?

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

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

9. After Dirk Pitt's obituary appears in the newspaper, Giordino and Sandecker are at Pitt's hangar. Why are the two men saddened?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare and contrast Craig Plunkett and Raul Salazar.

a) How are the two characters similar? How are they different?

b) What is revealed about each character as they are trapped aboard Old Gert awaiting either death or rescue?

Essay Topic 3

The Japanese use several different methods to try to force the Americans to meet their demands.

a) Identify three tactics used by the Japanese to force the Americans' hands.

b) For each tactic identified, explain why the Japanese chose this method of persuasion.

c) Compare and contrast these tactics in terms of their operational style, level of involvement, and success or failure.

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