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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. How many people die after the explosion that Gly sets off?

2. What vehicle does Shaw use when he takes Heidi for a drive?

3. Who drives Dirk's car to the airport?

4. What American vessel is anchored over the wreck of the Empress of Ireland?

5. What car does Dirk buy at the car auction?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dirk find at Coles Point?

2. What four different systems will be used to tunnel through the Empress?

3. Why does Giordino favor starting the search for the treaty at the site of the train wreck?

4. How do the Americans identify one of the divers who kidnapped the RSV?

5. What four things does Dirk tell Moon he has to have if he is going to look for the North American Treaty?

6. Describe how the Empress of Ireland sank.

7. What damage is done by the explosives that Gly sets off on the Empress?

8. What message does Shaw want Heidi to pass on to Alan Mercier?

9. Why does the President's Chief of Staff meet Dirk at a car auction?

10. How does Eric Caldweiler figure out how to get into the quarry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Prime Minister Charles Sarveux compares himself to Lincoln. Argue whether Sarveux's struggles to keep Canada are or are not similar to the struggles that Lincoln faced when trying to keep the United States together. Use examples from the book to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

There are many conflicts in the book. Identify different types of conflict in the novel and compare these conflicts showing how they are and are not related.

Essay Topic 3

The author inserts a bit of himself and his family into every book he writes. Explain the different references that Cussler has inserted into the novel and how they refer to Cussler, his work, his maritime organization, or his family.

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