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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 is the name of Carl Swedborg's fishing trawler?

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

3. What type of plane does Steiger fly to Sheppard Air Force Base?

4. Where does Steiger find two shells from the Vixen 03?

5. How many acres does Mapes have at his facility?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lusana get into the United States?

2. Why did Bass halt the test series for the Doomsday organism?

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

4. What happened when Pitt tried to tackle Emma?

5. What will happen to Sandecker and Steiger when the helicopter runs out of fuel?

6. What does Daggat suggest that Lusana do about the massacre ordered by Jumana?

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

8. What did VFW Post 9974 do with the shells they got from Phalanx Arms Corporation?

9. Where are the few records that remain dealing with the QD project?

10. What happens when Pitt attempts to remove the projectile from the helicopter that Steiger is piloting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss why, in spite of all the risks, Sandecker and Steiger, decide to raise the Vixen 03. Use examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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

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