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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 section of the river has a network of shallow sandbars that could grip the Iowa's keel and hold her helpless miles from her goal?

2. What color is the parachute on the cylinder containing the Doomsday organism?

3. Where does Maxine Raferty shoot Giordino?

4. How many years did the Rocky Mountain Arsenal manufacture chemical and biological weapons?

5. How many villagers in Tazareen are killed at Jumana's orders?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened when Pitt tried to tackle Emma?

4. How does Lusana get into the United States?

5. How does the Quick Death projectile operate during its trajectory?

6. Why didn't Fawkes try to avoid colliding with the fishing trawler?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pitt is a person who doesn't give up easily. Discuss situations that show Pitt's tenacity and the benefits of his tenaciousness. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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