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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dahlgren mistake for launch debris as the Icarus approaches the Odyssey?
(a) The U-238.
(b) The Badger.
(c) The Jules Verne.
(d) The Wolverine.

2. Where do the men from NUMA go after the Icarus has landed?
(a) To Long Beach to meet the Deep Endeavor.
(b) To Oceanside to meet the Deep Endeavor.
(c) To San Diego to meet the Deep Endeavor.
(d) To San Francisco to meet the Deep Endeavor.

3. Why does Tongju have his prisoners on board the Odyssey transferred to a storage shed?
(a) So they can be held for ransom.
(b) So they will be difficult to find should the Odyssey be boarded.
(c) So they will be killed by the rocket launch.
(d) So they will be kept safe during the rocket launch.

4. What does Tongju do with Dirk and Dahlgren immediately after their capture?
(a) Tortures them.
(b) Imprisions them with the Sea Launch crewmen.
(c) Puts them in a holding cell.
(d) Ties them to the launch platform.

5. What craft from Kang is sent to intercept the Odyssey?
(a) The Pacific Explorer.
(b) The Blue Gill.
(c) The Koguryu.
(d) The Deep Endeavor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pitt Sr. offer to supplement the work of the Coast Guard in protecting the U.S. mainland from biological attack?

2. What does Rudy Gunn direct his NUMA ships to do in Chapter 46?

3. What, in Ling's mind, is the riskiest part of the mission in Chapter 59?

4. What does Pitt Sr. attempt to do since the rocket launch cannot be stopped?

5. Who intervenes as Dirk and Dahlgren overcome two guards on the Odyssey?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens to the Zenit rocket after its launch.

2. What information do Dirk and Summer share with the authorities in Chapter 41?

3. What happens to the Narwhal?

4. Describe Dirk Jr.'s feelings as he watches the launch from the Odyssey in Chapter 59.

5. How do Dirk Sr. and Al rescue Dirk Jr. and Jack from the Odyssey?

6. What happens to the Badger upon the launch of the rocket from the Odyssey?

7. What happens during the final showdown between Dirk and Kang?

8. What plan do NUMA and homeland security officials put into action in Chapter 43?

9. Describe the end of Tongju.

10. What does Tongju do with Dirk and Jack after their capture on the Odyssey, and what does he tell them?

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