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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pitt tell Rondheim he does for a living?
(a) He's a banker.
(b) He's a teacher.
(c) He's an artist.
(d) He works for the navy.

2. What kind of markings does Pitt find on the jet?
(a) None.
(b) A call sign and a woman's name painted on the wing.
(c) A call sign and the flag of Iceland.
(d) Two eagles painted on the top side.

3. What does Pitt begin to suspect as Hunnewell works?
(a) They are on the wrong side of the iceberg.
(b) The radio won't work there.
(c) They've been set up.
(d) Hunnewell is a Russian agent.

4. How is Pitt dressed when he goes to borrow one of Rondheim's boats?
(a) As a fisherman.
(b) As a gay artist.
(c) As a surfer.
(d) As a naval officer.

5. How does the crew mark the position of the iceberg?
(a) Drops a homing beacon on it.
(b) Shoots a harpoon on the top of it with a red flag.
(c) Drops four yellow buoys around it.
(d) Drops a red dye flare on it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the plane do when the crew sees something unusual in one of the icebergs?

2. What happens right after Pitt returns to the water for the second time?

3. From what authority does Koski receive a message?

4. What kind of markings does the black jet Pitt sees approaching them have?

5. What does Sandecker do at the restaurant before Kirsti arrives?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Koski suspicions when Pitt is being shown around the ship?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 9 where is Pitt going, how is he dressed and who is with him?

3. What does Pitt do when Rondheim joins them and how does Rondheim respond?

4. What favor does Pitt ask of Rondheim and how does he respond?

5. What do Pitt and Hunnewell do when they depart the first iceberg? What does Pitt think when they land?

6. Who is on patrol in the beginning of the book and what do they find?

7. What do the people in Question #1 do about their find? Who sees them do this?

8. What does Sandecker tell Pitt about the Lax and what was on it?

9. What does Koski tell his subordinate to do about the new people on his ship? Why is Koski puzzled?

10. Where is Pitt when he awakens after leaving the doctor's village?

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