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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 does Pitt take from the men?

2. What do Pitt and Hunnewell find on the surface of the iceberg?

3. How did Hunnewell feel about Fyrie?

4. What does Hunnewell do after they land on the iceberg?

5. How does Rondheim feel about Pitt when they meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Pitt and Hunnewell do when the cutter gets close to the iceberg?

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

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

4. Who is with Pitt when he awakens? How does he feel about her and she about him?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jerome P. Lillie is introduced. His role as a National Security agent who is working with Pitt now allows Pitt to access information from another, wider-reaching source. Typical of Pitt, threats and physical action must occur before the two men can respect each other, but once Lillie earns Pitt's trust, Pitt tells him everything.

1. What do you think the fact that Pitt has to have threats and physical action before he can respect a man says about his character?

2. In your opinion, discuss whether you believe the author is trying too hard to make Pitt look really masculine and tough. Include in your discussion whether you believe Pitt would be just as likable a character if he was less macho.

3. Discuss whether you think the job in which Lillie works and Pitt must have highly masculine, tough people in order to do the job.

Essay Topic 2

This novel is an adventure/suspense novel. Discuss one of the following:

1. Why are these types of novels popular?

2. What can a reader learn from this type of novel especially about how to deal with difficult situations?

3. Discuss how this adventure/suspense novel, written in the 1970's differs from those written in the 21st. century.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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