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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 ship is Pitt trying to raise?

2. Where is Marcus Somala's base camp?

3. How often does Bass have to clear weeds out of the pond?

4. Pitt and the others see an old man fishing when they are searching Table Lake with a camera. How long has the old man fished at Table Lake?

5. What season of the year is it in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Loren and Pitt meet?

2. What does Pitt find in the garage under the cabin?

3. How did De Vaal travel from an operating room in a Durban hospital to the Pembroke rail-yard quickly?

4. What happens to the Boeing C-97 while Vylander checks the cargo?

5. What would Folsom use to raise a plane like the Vixen 03?

6. Why does Patrick Fawkes go to Chesapeake Bay?

7. How did an old log cabin get at the bottom of Table Lake?

8. Where did Marcus Somala find a perfect hiding place?

9. Who buried the Fawkes' family?

10. Why doesn't Major Vylander like what he sees on a January night in 1954?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some characters believe that the end justifies the means. Discuss which characters believe that the end justifies the means using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how Cussler uses suspense in the novel using examples from "Vixen 03."

Essay Topic 3

Pitt is a person who doesn't give up easily. Discuss situations that show Pitt's tenacity and the benefits of his tenaciousness. Use examples from the book.

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