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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. Which way is the only escape route?

2. Where were the dignitaries from on the ship that the Lady crashed into?

3. Where did the Capesterre family sell its marijuana?

4. What slip-up does Ammar do that he doesn't know he did?

5. How does Ammar cover for himself not sounding like Captain Collins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between papyrus and parchment?

2. Why would no archaeologist back what Pitt was saying about Venator coming to the Americas?

3. What was interesting about the cargo that was loaded onto the Lady Flamborough to the person that loaded it?

4. What information is missing on Yazid?

5. How did Pitt feel about the push for a location?

6. How did the Lady Flamborough escape notice?

7. What changes did Ammar undergo to look the part of Captain Collins?

8. When is the first time Pitt has been wrong in this book?

9. Why can't the President of the United States expose Topiltzin and Yazid?

10. How does Hala Kamil feel about Julius' visit and what he plans?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the nature of barbarity and savages. When taken into context, although Native Americans lived primitively, the barbaric invaders were the europeans who came here and slaughtered villages. What defines a barbarian? A savage? Relate barbarity to developed nations. How do they interact?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Hala and any political figure you can think of. Who does she most resemble in politics? What about monarchs of the past and present? How is Hala the only comparable woman to match Dirk? How do you think Clive Cussler feels about women? 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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