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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 Hunnewell say to Pitt after the crash?

2. How does Koski feel when he finds out the ship is not a Russian trawler?

3. Which Admiral is with Pitt when he wakes?

4. Who did Sandecker send Pitt to find?

5. How is Pitt dressed when he goes to borrow one of Rondheim's boats?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the scene between Pitt and the boat chasing him.

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

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

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

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

8. What situation is explained to Koski?

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

10. How does Pitt respond to Kirsti when she arrives at the restaurant?

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

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 3

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.

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