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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. After placing the explosives in the control center, what do the MAIT team members run into when they exit the elevator?

2. What do the Americans think will happen if the nuclear bomb aboard the Dennings' Demons is exploded underwater near the fault line?

3. How far from the blast is Pitt when the nuclear bomb he moved into position near the fault line explodes?

4. Who shows the MAIT team members where to place their explosives to generate the maximum effect?

5. Who creates a three-dimensional model of the island from the plans stolen by Hanamura?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Raymond Jordan's intentions concerning Hideki Suma?

2. Why is Pitt not surprised when Jordan tries to sneak into his home and surprise Pitt?

3. Why does Kamatori believe his mission to eliminate Pitt and Giordino's failed?

4. Why does Tsuboi decide to manually detonate at least one of the nuclear bomb cars?

5. Why does Pitt refuse to let Giordino accompany him into Big Ben and to the ocean floor?

6. After the MAIT members are captured on Suma's island, what does Suma share with his captives as they all dine together?

7. When the kamikaze detonates the nuclear bomb on U.S. soil, what does the President want to do?

8. What does the person concealed in the Murmoto car think as the nuclear device is examined?

9. Even though the Kaiten Project cannot be detonated in simultaneous fashion until the codes are reprogrammed, why is it still dangerous?

10. After Dirk Pitt's obituary appears in the newspaper, Giordino and Sandecker are at Pitt's hangar. Why are the two men saddened?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Japanese use several different methods to try to force the Americans to meet their demands.

a) Identify three tactics used by the Japanese to force the Americans' hands.

b) For each tactic identified, explain why the Japanese chose this method of persuasion.

c) Compare and contrast these tactics in terms of their operational style, level of involvement, and success or failure.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Raymond Jordan and Hideki Suma.

a) How are the two characters similar? How are they different?

b) Compare the role that justice plays in each of their lives. How is each character affected by the concept of fairness - both positively and negatively?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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