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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. When did Pitt and Giordino meet?

2. What did Maxine make for dessert?

3. 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?

4. For which branch of service does Major Vylander work for?

5. What name does Major Thomas Machita use when he travels to Pretoria in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Major Vylander concerned that he will not be able to get the Boeing C-97 off the ground?

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

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

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

5. What did Steiger's superiors at the Pentagon tell him was to be done about the Vixen 03?

6. Who are Loren's nearest neighbors?

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

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

9. How did Loren's father die?

10. What makes Pitt think that the Vixen 03 was transporting a dangerous cargo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

A theme in the novel is the advancement of race. Compare and contrast how Daggat and De Vaal try to achieve the advancement of their race. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Cussler introduces the concept of a biological weapon that is so dangerous its effects are felt for hundreds of years, but can be destroyed by water. Discuss how Cussler established the likelihood of this weapon and whether he sufficiently establishes the probability of such a weapon.

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