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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. Why does Hunnewell chastise Pitt?

2. Who did Sandecker send Pitt to find?

3. What does Pitt notice when Kristi arrives at the restaurant?

4. What does Kirsti do when she sees her fiance at the restaurant?

5. What does Hunnewell give Koski when he sees him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Lee Koski and what is he watching on his deck during a storm?

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

3. How does Pitt feel towards Sandecker and the Admiral towards Pitt?

4. What do Pitt and Hunnewell find on the embedded ship?

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

6. What does Pitt see coming near the helicopter and what happens to the helicopter after that?

7. How does Hunnewell feel about Fyrie and what does he tell Pitt about the man?

8. What happens to Pitt and Hunnewell immediately after the crash?

9. What allayed Koski's concerns about Pitt and Hunnewell?

10. What does Sandecker order Pitt and how does he respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The danger increases as Pitt is rescued only to face more threats from an impostor policemen. Here the warm characters of the native Icelanders is shown in their passions for their townspeople and for strangers.

1. As the danger to Pitt increases the tension in the novel increases. Discuss how a subtle increase in danger and tension is used to prod readers to continue reading the book.

2. The Icelanders seem to be compassionate people. Discuss why compassion and a willingness to help others might be valuable in a climate like the one on Iceland.

3. In most major religions hospitality towards strangers is a basic tenet of the religion. Discuss why this would be true especially in view of the survival of the species.

Essay Topic 2

While in the hangar, Pitt recognizes an old airplane, in excellent shape, an old Ford Tri-Motor known affectionately as the Tin Goose.

1. It was interesting the author threw in this brief account of this plane. Why could this be an example of foreshadow?

2. Here in the hanger is a plane which, because it was important enough to be noted, is probably going to come into use later in the book. Argue whether this information is a foreshadow or a narrative contrivance.

Essay Topic 3

Pitt has an immediate dislike for Rondheim and how he is treating Kirsti. Rondheim does not like Pitt either. Pitt decides to change his demeanor with Oskar; Pitt pretends, to the astonishment of Sandecker and Tidi, that he is a homosexual. Rondheim is disgusted and underestimates Pitt, which is part of Dirk's plan.

1. Do you think it is possible to dislike or like someone the moment one meets them? Why or why not?

2. Given the era in which this book was written, why do you think someone would underestimate a "homosexual?"

3. Discuss the various stereotypes and labels that occur in the above statement about homosexuals.

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