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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 is the date when Pitt and Jessie get to Cuba?

2. How much horsepower does the tugboat have that Jack is using to move boats out of the Havana harbor?

3. At the briefing at Camp David, how much time does Hudson say there is until the colonists leave the moon?

4. What does Jack's crew on the tugboat use to kill the crew on the Ozero Baykai?

5. How much older is Jessie than Pitt?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Soviets believe that the Cubans are responsible for the destruction of the communications center on Cayo Santa Maria?

2. How did Raymond LeBaron die?

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

4. What happened when Pitt and Quintana burst into the communications center?

5. Why doesn't Pitt rendezvous with the rest of the assault team back at the SPUT?

6. What does the President want Steinmetz to do before the Russians land on the moon?

7. Describe what happened when the Ozero Baykai blew up.

8. How do the colonists defeat the Russians?

9. What does Raul Castro want Fidel Castro to do?

10. What is the problem with the engines of the Amy Bigalow and the Ozero Zaysan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from "Cyclops", explain how Cussler uses cliffhangers to build tension in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Argue whether Cussler does or does not have any dynamic characters in the novel. Use examples from the novel to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 18, Jessie LeBaron spills coffee on the radio transmitter of the Prosperteer. Using details from that chapter and the chapters that follow to support your position, argue whether Jessie did or did not spill the coffee on purpose.

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