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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. Who did Sandecker send Pitt to find?

2. Who has taken over Kristjan's company?

3. What did Kirsti do about the company after Kristjan died?

4. What did Hunnewell say Pitt didn't tell Koski about the discovery Fyrie made?

5. Why do Pitt and Hunnewell depart in the helicopter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What had Fyrie's company invented and what did he plan to do with it?

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

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

6. What does Pitt do when Rondheim joins them and how does Rondheim respond?

7. At the beginning of Chapter 9 where is Pitt going, how is he dressed and who is with him?

8. What does Pitt do while Hunnewell probes the iceberg for the ship?

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

10. What do Pitt and Hunnewell do when they depart the first iceberg? What does Pitt think when they land?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As they hash out the circumstances and evidence, it is clear there is a strong bond that runs deeper than Admiral and Major between the men. They trust each other's opinions, and respect the intelligence displayed there.

1. How do you think trust between two individuals is built? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. Discuss what parts of Pitt's and Sandecker's conversation demonstrate their intelligence and why the reader can see that they both respect the other's intelligence.

3. What do you think the normal bond between a superior officer and a subordinate would look like? How does that compare with the bond between Pitt and Sandecker?

Essay Topic 2

Pitt's dedication to his job and his sense of survival never allows him to consider Kirsti as a potential lover. Pitt uses Oskar's confusion about Pitt's masculinity to maneuver a boat from Kirsti and Oskar so he can begin looking for the jet.

1. Discuss what could occur in a situation like Pitt's if he had not set aside his attraction to Kirsti and had pursued it.

2. The prevailing consensus in work places is to never have an affair with a co-worker or boss. How do you think this idea would support Pitt's turning away from Kirsti?

3. Why do you think Pitt pretending to be a homosexual could confuse a person to the point of conceding a favor to a stranger? Use examples to illustrate your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Pitt's character is revealed as that of an officer who is greatly respected and admired but operates outside the normal rules and regulations. He is a maverick who gets things done.

1. What have you read of Pitt in the first few chapters that explain him being admired and respected? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

2. What do you think the word maverick means in the context of the above statement? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

3. Do you think someone in the military should be allowed to operate outside the normal rules and regulations? What types of situations can that type of behavior incur?

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