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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 much hope is there for the survival of the passengers of flight 106?

2. What was the only difference in the crew?

3. What kind of ship did Lily think the Serapis was?

4. How far from the shore did the aircraft come to a stop?

5. What did the Legionaries who were surviving fall prey to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Lily say in regards to Redfern?

2. How is Giordino affected by the cold?

3. Why was it so important that Venator got back to the ship?

4. Why did Mr. Schiller take the call?

5. What kind of things were at the Alexandria Library?

6. Why did Venator feel no remorse for those who had perished when the roof had collapsed?

7. How does Venator approach conflict over Severus?

8. What was the hangar and what did it contain?

9. What did Venator consider an acceptable sacrifice for the preservation of these artifacts?

10. Why aren't the Soviets aware of the salvage operation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Dirk Pitt and James Bond. How are the two characters similar? How are they different? How do you think the world would react to such a character in real life?

Essay Topic 2

What is the difference between the way Hala and Topiltzin hold a crowd's attention? What does this say about who they are as people? As leaders? Who do you think you would be more inclined to listen to? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay from research on airplane crash survivors. What kinds of things did they have to do in the name of survival? Do you think you could do the same? Why or why not? Do you think this is an accurate answer, or do you think that you might change your mind in the heat of the actual situation?

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