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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. How far from Japan is the plane when it runs into mechanical problems?
(a) 30 miles.
(b) 50 miles.
(c) 300 miles.
(d) 500 miles.

2. At the time of the explosion, how many hours of oxygen do the people trapped on Old Gert have left?
(a) Twelve hours.
(b) Ten hours.
(c) Eighteen hours.
(d) Six hours.

3. What is the name of the secret project that the rescuers are working on?
(a) Soggy Acres.
(b) Six Acres.
(c) Standing Acres.
(d) Space Acres.

4. What is the name of the nuclear submarine sent to the explosion site to collect data and debris?
(a) The Aquarius.
(b) The Indianapolis.
(c) The Nemesis.
(d) The Tucson.

5. What is the name of the pilot aboard the British survey vessel's submersible?
(a) Oscar Steen.
(b) Jimmy Knox.
(c) Stacy Fox.
(d) Craig Plunkett.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the ship that happens upon the drifting ship and sends a boarding party over?

2. Who is NOT present when the abduction of Loren Smith is attempted?

3. How many cars are discovered to be missing from the inventory lists at the car company?

4. Who is aboard the second transport sub to leave Old Gert?

5. While speculating about Loren's abduction, who else does Pitt learn has disappeared?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Craig Plunkett not simply shut off Old Gert's systems and let the crew members die as their oxygen supply dwindles down?

2. What additional steps must the ground crew take in order to load the nuclear bomb onto the Dennings' Demons?

3. Describe what the cruise ship looks like after the explosion occurs.

4. What fleeting thought does Dennings have as he watches the nuclear bomb being loaded onto his aircraft?

5. What happens because of the nuclear explosion that forces the immediate release of the oceanographic team?

6. Why does Steen not inform Captain Korvold about the dangers aboard the Divine Star?

7. What is the Yasukuni shrine?

8. As Chapter 7 opens, the Old Gert's crew is barely alive. Why is carbon dioxide rapidly building up?

9. After the first two transport subs have left Old Gert, what do the remaining people aboard Old Gert do?

10. Why is Giordino so upset that Pitt is trapped on Old Gert?

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