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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. The abductors are carrying briefcases. What is in their briefcases?

2. How many automobiles are aboard the drifting ship?

3. What is the name of the treasure the men in the Philippines are searching for?

4. What is the name of the plot involving the automobile bomb shipments?

5. What area is NOT mentioned as one to which the bomb cars are being sent?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Steen not want the Captain to send another boarding party to the Divine Star?

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

5. Why is Old Gert not completely destroyed by the explosion as the two ships on the surface were?

6. When Jim Hanamura is late reporting in, Pitt is concerned. Why is Hanamura late checking in?

7. What emotions does Dennings experience knowing that he and his crew have been selected to carry the nuclear device to Japan?

8. What is the mission of the British survey vessel in the Western Pacific?

9. Why does the crew of the ship that happens upon the drifting vessel send a boarding party over to the apparently abandoned ship?

10. Why is the salvage operation of the Divine Star put on hold?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of loyalty is evident throughout the novel. Tsuboi's loyalties, for instance, lie with himself and he turns on Suma the instant Suma becomes a potential liability. Discuss how the theme of loyalty is portrayed through the eyes of Dirk Pitt, Al Giordino, Hideki Suma, and Ichori Tsuboi. Support your observations.

Essay Topic 2

Suma's grand scheme does not use the nuclear devices hidden in the automobiles to destroy life. The simultaneous explosions have another purpose. Describe the result Suma hopes to achieve with the simultaneous nuclear explosions. Is this scenario likely in today's world? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characteristics, roles, loyalties, and agendas of the following people in the story: Hideki Suma, Raymond Jordan, Dirk Pitt, Stacy Fox, and Ichiro Tsuboi.

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