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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 does Steiger leave in General Grosfield's desk?

2. How long has the Iowa been refitting at the Forbes shipyard?

3. Where did Fawkes sleep the first week he was working on the ship?

4. How many die in Lusana's camp when the South African forces attack?

5. How many horsepower do the engines of the Iowa have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the projectile removed from the helicopter that Steiger is piloting?

2. What options do the President and the Joints Chiefs consider to stop the Iowa?

3. What reason does Sandecker give Ravenfoot for wanting to track down a load of old sixteen-inch naval shells?

4. What is the Doomsday organism and what effect does it have on humans and animals?

5. What does Dale Jarvis believe about Operation Wild Rose?

6. What information does Daggat give Loren about Lusana's childhood?

7. Why did Colonel Jumana order an attack on a village?

8. How does Pitt eliminate Daggat's hold over Loren and stop him from blackmailing her?

9. What did Lee Raferty do with the canisters he and Charlie Smith brought up from the Vixen 03?

10. What happened when Pitt tried to tackle Emma?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the heroes in the book and why their actions were heroic.

Essay Topic 2

Argue whether Fawkes does or does not regret his actions during Operation Wild Rose. Use examples from the novel to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the novel, discuss how conflict is used in the novel to advance the plot.

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