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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 crashed the snowmobile Lily and Gronquist were on?

2. What was the knife that cut out Rivas' heart made of?

3. Who was plotting to kill Kamil?

4. What meant more to Dirk than the discovery of the Russian sub?

5. What prevents President Hasan's fall?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was the last one to fall and what did he do?

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

3. What alerted one of the flight attendants to the situation in the cockpit?

4. Why are classical works of art and literature such a vital interest to the Government of the U.S.A?

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

6. How did Redfern feel about being yanked from his work?

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

8. Why did Topiltzin kill Rivas?

9. Why didn't the sight of blood and the bodies sicken the impostor?

10. What puzzled the postal worker on the package destined for the President?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Assume that the treasures of the Alexandria Library exist somewhere. How would you go about finding them? Who, in the real world, would you enlist to help you and why? What would you hope most to find once you had found them? Outline your theories on where to search.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Robert and Paul as brothers. Who was more likely to gain a monopoly and why? What do you think would have changed if either brother was able to overthrow completely the existing government and assume control? Examine how life would change as though it were a real possibility that this could happen.

Essay Topic 3

Create a character profile of Topiltzin. What kind of person is he? What would he be most likely to do to his opposition? In what ways would he handle criticism? Who would he be most likely comparable to in our world?

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