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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 is Suma's second-in-command on the island?

2. Where are Weatherhill and Fox ordered to return after replacing the nuclear device with a decoy?

3. How much of a head start does Kamatori allow his victims before he begins to hunt them?

4. As Kamatori prepares to depart with his next victim, who winks at the next victim as an assurance?

5. Which of Suma's prisoners is the first to be hunted by Kamatori?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the central concept driving Suma's plan to wreak havoc in the world and allow Japan to assume control?

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

6. With Suma's capture by the Americans, why is the Kaiten Project now set back by several weeks?

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

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

9. What role is planned for Pitt and Giordino as the MAIT team members get ready to destroy Suma's control center?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The author uses several different literary techniques as the story is told concerning the story's flow. Describe the techniques of both flashbacks and foreshadowing. How are each of these techniques used in the story? Give specific examples of each technique. Why might the author have chosen to use both of these techniques in the story? Was the story enhanced by the use of these two techniques? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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