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

2. What does Pitt do before the helicopter crashes?

3. Why is it difficult for the helicopter to land on Koski's cutter?

4. Where was the probe the last time it was seen?

5. What was Kirsti doing before Kristjan died?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Pitt and Hunnewell discussing as they fly towards Reykjavik in Chapter 5?

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

4. What does Sandecker tell Pitt about Kristjan's twin sister?

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

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

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

8. Who shows up at the doctor's house where Pitt has been taken and what happens to them?

9. Who does Lt. Dover bring first to Koski and what does that person do? What is Koski's response?

10. What does Pitt do off the boat? What does Sandecker see? What does Pitt discover?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tidi reacts hysterically to the fact the men in the hydrofoil are killed, but this gives Sandecker and Pitt a chance to explain their motives and their philosophy that it is better for them to survive than be killed by Oskar's henchmen.

1. Explain why one might judge the above statement to be sexist. Use examples from the book and real life to support your answer.

2. Realistically, shouldn't everyone, man or woman, get upset when people are killed? Do you agree with this statement? Explain why or why not.

Essay Topic 2

Kelly speaks of goodness, of re-writing history, of compassion for the masses; yet his actions are tinged with violence. James Kelly has worthy goals and ideals, but he has surrounded himself with ruthless killers in order to accomplish these ideals.

1. James Kelly seems to believe the end justifies the means. Discuss what this concept means in relationship to what James Kelly says he is trying to do.

2. Discuss the concept that good which associates itself with evil cannot long survive in view of the above statement.

3. Throughout history there have been people who believe they know what is best for everyone and attempt to impose their will on the "masses." Following research, compare an incident in history of this type of situation to the one James Kelly is attempting.

Essay Topic 3

Pitt arrives at the party, which is held at Rondheim's huge mansion. Pitt is dressed in red velvet and continues his masquerade as a homosexual.

1. Do you think all homosexuals dress a certain way? What kind of thinking is this? Does Pitt dressing this way imply that if you see a man in cowboy boots and blue jeans he must be heterosexual? Why or why not?

2. Discuss what other kinds of other stereotypes and labels you see in this book.

3. Discuss, with examples why you believe people label others and group certain individuals together as if they were not separate from the group. Explain why the idea of lumping people into groups is dangerous to society as a whole.

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