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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 color are the walls painted in the mine?
2. What type of car takes the party to Rojedda Reef?
3. What does Evan Pentelow do to Link for the first time that shows a hint of friendship?
4. What material is used to blast the rock in Rojedda Reef?
5. What does Sally say her father says Link possesses?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Link see in the rear view mirror when he is trapped in the car and what does this mean?
2. What does Link think about the vultures around the car he is pretending to be trapped in and how does Danilo react to them?
3. What is the difference, according to Pieter Losenwoldt, between the way gold is extracted in South Africa and how it is extracted in California and Alaska.
4. Describe the light packs the party uses to go into the mine.
5. How does Link's fear manifest when he is hit over the head in the gold mine?
6. Who does Link think will eventually come to help him when he is trapped in the car and why?
7. How does Conrad free Link from the handcuffs?
8. How does Melanie try to seduce Link?
9. Where do Conrad and Evan Pentelow take Link after his ordeal in the car and why?
10. What does Conrad reveal about Evan Pentelow's involvement in finding Link?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the "hope-despair" seesaw Link goes through when trapped. Who does he think will miss him and come looking for him? Who does he eliminate as possible rescuers? Why?
Essay Topic 2
What kind of actor does Link think he is? What does Conrad tell him when he sees the rushes of Man in Car about his performance? How does Link react to this? Why does this make him vulnerable?
Essay Topic 3
Compare the demeanor of Clifford Wenkins to that of Link's character. How is Clifford Wenkins a foil to Link's character? How are the two men physically different? How does each man differ in the way he presents himself?
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