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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. Where should Vylander break out of the storm?

2. What type of a clock is on the wall of the cabin where Pitt is staying?

3. What does Abe Steiger weigh?

4. What time is it estimated that Vylander's plane will arrive at its destination?

5. What month is it in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Vylander to do if an in-flight emergency develops?

4. What does Patrick Fawkes' remember after his family is buried?

5. What type of information is in Lusana's FBI file?

6. What does Vylander do once the Boeing C-97 reaches an altitude of 16,000 feet?

7. What is Abe Steiger's job?

8. How did Loren's father die?

9. What do the Air Force records show about the plane that matches the nose gear Pitt found?

10. Why does Patrick Fawkes go to Chesapeake Bay?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Daggat and De Vaal. Use examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, discuss why Charlie Smith and Lee Raferty decided not to tell the authorities that they had found the Vixen 03.

Essay Topic 3

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

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