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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 was the man Pitt talked to at the airport?

2. What does Pitt do with Tidi?

3. What does Pitt realize on his way back from the airport?

4. What is Pitt wearing to the party?

5. What does Pitt do when Rondheim is finished with his poem fragment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Sandecker at the beginning of Chapter 20; who is with him; and what does that person say?

2. What happens right as Pitt is looking for a way to leave the trophy room?

3. How does Pitt act when he first arrives at the party and how is he dressed?

4. What does James Kelly explain to the group about Hermit Limited?

5. What does Pitt see when he first wakes up after the poetry party?

6. How does Pitt feel about what happened to Sam Kelly and how does he feel towards Rondheim?

7. Who is the man in Sandecker's office and what does he tell Pitt?

8. Who is Pitt pleased to see on the rescue vehicle and what happens after Pitt boards?

9. Who is the pilot of the rescue vehicle and what did he bring with him?

10. What happened in the confrontation between Pitt and Lillie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pitt goes to the general transient aviation hanger, and locates the mechanic who scratched his initials into the hydraulic pump Pitt found. The mechanic tells Pitt about a couple men who contracted with him to do some work and would not sign off on the job. Cashman found a way to cover himself by making out a report and he was able to record the call numbers for the jet.

1. Amazing coincidence, isn't it? Narrative contrivance is the term used when barely plausible events occur in order to advance the plot. Explain why, with examples, this situation with the black jet could be a narrative contrivance.

2. The mechanic certainly sounds like he's on the ball. What do you think, in real life the chances are that most mechanics would do what Cashman did? Explain your answer.

3. Why do you think a mechanic would give Pitt the information he gave him? Explain your answer using text from the book to support it.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

The theme of one man making a difference is displayed here, as there is no one but Pitt who can save them all.

1. What do you think is meant by the theme expressed above?

2. Discuss and incident in depth you have seen or read about in which one person made a difference.

3. Although most people think of one person making a difference for the good of all, there have been many incidences in history in which one person made a negative impact. Discuss one of these people and how their character compared to Pitt's.

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