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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. Who shoots the car aboard the Divine Star?

2. Who is aboard the first transport sub to leave Old Gert?

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

4. How much time elapses between the explosion and the sinking of the Narvik?

5. What is the name of the photographer aboard the British survey vessel?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Dennings first sees the nuclear bomb, what does he think it looks like?

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

3. Why is Suma relatively unconcerned that the Divine Star blew up?

4. As Pitt and Giordino accompany Admiral Sandecker to Washington, why does Pitt grow increasing angry with the Admiral?

5. Describe what the first transport sub expected to find when it reached the ocean surface.

6. What is unique about the identity of the person Pitt races against at the track while Loren is being abducted?

7. When the excavators finally reach the tunnel and locate where they expected to find the treasure, what do they find?

8. What is Edo City?

9. Upon hearing that the Senator has disappeared, what conclusion do Pitt, Sandecker, and Giordino reach?

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

Discuss the political argument regarding the taxation of Japanese companies doing business on American soil from the perspective of both the Americans and the Japanese. Be sure to include whether or not you agree with the positions taken by Loren Smith and Hideki Suma.

Essay Topic 2

Hideki Suma is a supremely confident man. Identify at least three instances from the story that highlight his confidence. How is Suma helped by his utter confidence? How is Suma hurt by his confidence? Provide examples of each.

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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