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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. How many people does Velikov want left behind to die in the explosions in Havana?

2. When does Fidel Castro intend to expose the Soviet plot to undermine Cuban sovereignty?

3. How does Pitt get out of the Swiss Embassy to meet with the CIA agents?

4. Who calls Sandecker while he is mourning the deaths of Gunn, Giordino and Pitt?

5. Who is leading the group of men who will guard the docks while Pitt and the others try to move the ships?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pitt do when Martin Brogan implies that he is not telling the truth about his experiences on the island?

2. What is a Dasher?

3. In Chapter 72, where is Velikov taken when his limousine is stopped by a roadblock?

4. How did Raymond LeBaron die?

5. Why is the flight commander of the Gettysburg disturbed at the beginning of Chapter 54?

6. What does Jessie think she sees while she is sitting at the makeshift hospital waiting to have a cup of coffee with Sandecker and Giordino?

7. How is Velikov supposed to bring down the Gettysburg?

8. What does Pitt do after he crashes the taxi into the Russian car that was pursuing him?

9. What happened to Jessie, Hagen and the Castros who were in Sloppy Joe's when the explosion occurred?

10. How does Clark die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pitt was asked to undertake a mission to follow the flight path that Raymond LeBaron took in the Prosperteer before he disappeared. Explain how the author used foreshadowing to indicate that something was not right about the mission. Use examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Pitt is fully capable of working solo, but is also willing to work as part of team. Show other examples of teamwork in the novel and compare how different groups of characters work together to accomplish a goal or solve a problem.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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