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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 has been formed in South America that concerns the cab driver?
(a) A large manufacturing firm spanning the entire continent.
(b) Three new governemnts.
(c) A giant mining syndicate.
(d) A guerrilla army from five different companies.

2. Who scratched his initials into the black jet?
(a) The owner of the jet.
(b) A mechanic.
(c) An employee of Rondheim's.
(d) An employee of Kirsti's.

3. What does Kippman tell Pitt and Sandecker?
(a) Lillie works for him.
(b) Kirsti is going to destroy the Atlantic plates.
(c) They have been trying to get Pitt to work for them for years.
(d) They entombed the Lax in the iceberg.

4. How many of the men in the room are in cahoots with Rondheim?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) All of them.
(d) Twelve.

5. Why do people give Rondheim bits of poems?
(a) So he can tell them the author's name, date of birth and death.
(b) So he can tell them the author.
(c) He claims to be able to recite any poem.
(d) So he can make a new poem from it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why would someone be suspicious about the work on the jet?

2. What does Pitt mention to Kelly that spoils his speech?

3. What does Pitt do about his pain as he goes for help?

4. What do Pitt and the others do after they return Rondheim's boat?

5. What does Pitt enjoy about the rescue efforts?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Kirsti take Pitt at the party and what does Pitt do during the event?

2. What does Pitt do when James is talking? How does James respond?

3. What happened in the confrontation between Pitt and Lillie?

4. Where is Sandecker at the beginning of Chapter 20; who is with him; and what does that person say?

5. What plane does Pitt see in the hanger and what is interesting about it?

6. What does Pitt realize as he is talking to Sandecker about rescue efforts?

7. What does Pitt see when he first wakes up after the poetry party?

8. How does Pitt feel about what happened to Sam Kelly and how does he feel towards Rondheim?

9. What does the person at the hanger tell Pitt?

10. What does Pitt do in order to get help?

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