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

2. How many people did Sandecker have on staff when he became director of NUMA?

3. What is the name of the helicopter that Steiger is piloting for NUMA?

4. How far can the Iowa lob a salvo of two-thousand pound shells?

5. On what ship was Ravenfoot executive officer during the Vietnam War?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Lusana get into the United States?

5. When does Pitt believe that Fawkes will attack and why?

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

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

8. How does Pitt determine which battleship is involved in Operation Wild Rose?

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

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

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

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

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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