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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far beneath the surface is Sarapul when he has his prey trapped in a crevice?
(a) Eighteen feet.
(b) Twenty-five feet.
(c) Ten feet.
(d) Forty feet.

2. How much of the airport's equipment does Tuck wreck when he crash-lands the plane?
(a) $1 million worth of equipment.
(b) $750,000 worth of equipment.
(c) $2 million worth of equipment.
(d) $500,000 worth of equipment.

3. What does Tuck find when he takes a break from bailing and looks in his pack?
(a) A shirt.
(b) Water.
(c) Money.
(d) A knife.

4. As Tuck is preparing for his flight, what does Tuck liken life to?
(a) A journey.
(b) A joke.
(c) An irritation.
(d) A routine.

5. What does Kimi see just before he tells Tuck to start bailing?
(a) A seal.
(b) A rescue boat.
(c) A plane.
(d) A fin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Tuck grow up as a child?

2. As he drives Tuck to the airport for his flight, what does Tuck's driver run over?

3. What does Kimi do to Sepie that no man had ever done before?

4. What was the occupation of Kimi's father?

5. When Mary Jane enters Tuck's hospital room, what does she call Tuck?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Tuck asks the hotel staff to give him a wake-up call the morning of his flight, why does the hotel desk person refuse Tuck's request for a wake-up call?

2. As the emergency crews race after Tuck's plane when he crash-lands at the airport, the fireman notes that there is not enough fire. What does this statement signify?

3. Contemplating suicide on the boat, Tuck decided to look on the bright side. When he did so, what did Tuck realize?

4. When Tuck finally had enough hours in the Lear, why did Mary Jean turn full-time piloting duties over to Tuck instead of continuing to fly the plane herself?

5. After Tuck and Kimi run out of water, what does Tuck pass the time by doing?

6. As Dr. Case explains the ground rules to Tuck, why does Sebastian insist that Tuck never drink alcohol?

7. Why does the telegram Tuck receives in his hotel room refer to staphylococci and research?

8. What does Tuck remember from his youth that helps him steer the boat on the way to Alualu?

9. Describe the injuries sustained in the plane crash of the girl that is with Tuck.

10. Why does the Sorcerer send instructions for his stranded pilot to head to Yap?

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