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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 does Karen retrieve Jack in the dead Nautilus?

2. What biblical story do Miyuki, Mwahu and Gabriel discover in their translations?

3. What does Jack plant as a distraction so that he and Karen can get away?

4. Where is Jack trying to get?

5. What gives Karen, Mwahu and Miyuki's position away?

Short Essay Questions

1. Listening to the radio chatter, what does David realize and with what does he still have to bargain?

2. What does Karen realize after Jack agrees to her plan to expose David with her help?

3. What are Jack's priorities when he gets back to Deep Fathom?

4. What does Spangler threaten when Jack won't easily surrender himself?

5. What is Jack's plan to rescue Karen?

6. What is it about the circuitry David gives Jack that upsets him?

7. What does Miyuki do when the attack begins, and what arrangements does she make?

8. What are some of the preparations involved in Jack taking Perseus the distance necessary to rescue Karen?

9. What does Nicolas Ruzickov say to David when they talk?

10. What does Jack's team collectively discover about the crystal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What makes Miyuki decide to take them all to Nan Madol? What is she hoping to find there? How does the extra person who returns from the Dragons with Karen and Jack figure prominently in this trip? What is his contribution to the exploration of Nan Madol? Where does he take them, and how does his knowledge of the area affect their ability to survive David's attack?

Essay Topic 2

How does Elvis save the Deep Fathom? Is this a likely scenario? What kind of jobs do dogs have in reality that correspond to the abilities he displays? What behavior does he exhibit to get the attention of the crew members? How are they able to use the advance knowledge to fool David into thinking that his plan succeeded? What unfortunate ploy is used to back up their ruse to Jack's temporary disadvantage?

Essay Topic 3

What is Spartacus? How does Jack's team know about Spartacus and its capabilities? How do they come into play now, and for what does Charlie want to use them? How is Spartacus both Jack's downfall in the past and savior in the present? What technology does Spartacus have that is actually based in modern science? How likely is this kind of technology?

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