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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. At what time of day does Rooney finish his autopsy on the bodies found in the blimp?

2. What is Ira Hagan examining at the Pattenden Laboratory?

3. What had Pitt done to Gly when they worked on the same project?

4. How many men were in the Inner Core when it was established?

5. What does Hagen find at Clyde Ward's address?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does a Soviet geophysicist find when examining photographs taken by the Selenos 4?

2. Why does Hagen tell the President not to judge the men of the Inner Core too harshly?

3. What is El Dorado and La Dorada?

4. What did the FBI learn about the bodies found on the blimp?

5. Why was Dr. Calvin Rooney not happy about doing an autopsy on a victim of drug overdose?

6. Why does Jessie LeBaron say that the man found on the Prosperteer is not Raymond LeBaron?

7. Why did Captain Worley put Lieutenant David Forbes under ship's arrest?

8. What is the Jersey Colony?

9. How does Hagen get papers relating to the Inner Core from General Fisher?

10. Why were some Soviet scientists upset about the cargo of the Selenos 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cussler uses suspense to keep the reader guessing throughout the novel "Cyclops." Explain how elements of suspense are used to advance the plot in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout "Cyclops", Cussler weaves historical facts with the storyline. Explain how Cussler uses creative license to adapt history to advance the plot of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Compare the leadership styles of Pitt and the President; also explain how their personalities affect their style of leadership.

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