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

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

3. What does James Kelly say he will do?
(a) Start civil war in many countries.
(b) Take over South America.
(c) Destroy the United States.
(d) Kill the United States congress and senate.

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

5. What does Pitt do about his pain as he goes for help?
(a) Thinks about Tidi.
(b) He doesn't have any pain.
(c) Keeps it at bay somewhat with his mind.
(d) Plans on all the ways he will torture Rondheim.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Pitt feel towards Rondheim as he watches the rescue efforts?

2. How does Pitt get to the airport?

3. What does Pitt realize as he talks to all the victims?

4. What does Pitt hear when he wakes up?

5. By whom is the cab driver employed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Pitt go after their boating incident? Who takes him and how does Pitt feel about that person? Who does Pitt find?

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

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

7. Why does Rondheim recite the Rime of the Ancient Mariner? What is Pitt's reaction?

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

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

10. What is Sandecker's response to the man in his office and what does Pitt say?

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