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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. After being pulled out of the water Pitt contacts Sandecker and Steiger. How long does he tell them it will be before he contacts them again?

2. Where is Dale Jarvis having lunch in Chapter 47?

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

4. What is marked on the bunker where Pitt and Mapes look for the weapons that Raferty sold?

5. According to Pitt, when does NUMA have seismological tests on coral formations scheduled?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Pitt and Jarvis discover when they go to the Forbes Shipyard to confirm the Iowa's presence in the shipyard?

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

4. How does Pitt persuade Orville Mapes, President of Phalanx Arms Corporation, to check the whereabouts of the naval shells he bought from Raferty?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Pitt tell Sandecker and Steiger to do while they are trying to get the Quick Death organism to the sea that is attached to the helicopter?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Pitt uses deductive reasoning to solve problems. Use examples from "Vixen 03."

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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