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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 helps Pitt lock Giordino up in order to prevent Giordino from accompanying Pitt on their mission?

2. When Jordan gives Pitt his next assignment for a dive in Germany, where had the last known sighting of the Ajima painting been?

3. How does Tsuboi plan to manually detonate one of the nuclear bomb cars?

4. Whom will Tsuboi task with manually detonating the nuclear bomb car?

5. What item does Pitt steal from the clinic's supply room?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Kamatori reaches the cliff where Pitt had been and sees all of the blood, what does Kamatori believe?

3. On Ajima Island, why is Kamatori being berated by Suma?

4. Why do the robots not attack the three MAIT members when they enter Suma's control room?

5. What was the tensest moment of Pitt's mission to put the nuclear bomb into place?

6. When Tsuboi orders the helicopter shot down, what unpleasant conclusion do Jordan and Kern reach about Suma?

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

8. How was Pitt able to put the robotic dogs out of commission?

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

10. Why does Suma take Loren Smith and Mike Diaz for a tour of his island facility before sending them back to the United States?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The book is entitled, "Dragon." Why did the author choose this title? How does the title foreshadow the struggles the characters face, Suma's evil plot, the overarching political climate, and the determination of Pitt to save the world?

Essay Topic 2

One of the main themes is this novel involves deceptive appearances.

a) Identify three characters that use deceptive appearances to further their interests.

b) Why do these characters rely on deception?

c) What is the outcome for these characters? Were they successful in their endeavors? Would they have been more successful if they had not been deceptive? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Identify the three main desires of Hideki Suma - the reasons behind his grand scheme. For each demand, tell Suma's reasoning behind the demand, what Suma hoped to accomplish through the demand, and the likelihood of the demand actually being met by the United States.

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