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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first person Pitt sees when he wakes after the beating?
(a) Kirsti.
(b) James Lillie.
(c) Rondheim.
(d) Sam Kelly.

2. What does Rondheim intend to do that Kelly doesn't know?
(a) Kill Kirsti and take over her company after they are married.
(b) Destroy the probe.
(c) Betray Hermit for his own purposes.
(d) Kill him.

3. What does Pitt do with Tidi?
(a) Puts her in the plane on a seat.
(b) Carries her out of the ravine.
(c) Takes her to Sam Kelly.
(d) Lays her next to Lillie.

4. What type of aircraft does Pitt see at the airport?
(a) An new hydro-jet.
(b) An old Ford Tri-Motor.
(c) An old World War II faulkner.
(d) Two military helicopters.

5. What has been formed in South America that concerns the cab driver?
(a) A giant mining syndicate.
(b) A guerrilla army from five different companies.
(c) A large manufacturing firm spanning the entire continent.
(d) Three new governemnts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kippman tell Pitt and Sandecker?

2. Why is Pitt angry at Lippman?

3. Where is the party Pitt attends held?

4. What did the vehicle bring that Pitt requested?

5. Who was the man Pitt talked to at the airport?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kippman reveal about Hermit Limited?

2. Why was the crash site chosen? What does Pitt find out as he talks to the others?

3. What does Pitt realize as he is talking to Sandecker about rescue efforts?

4. What happened in the confrontation between Pitt and Lillie?

5. Where is Sandecker at the beginning of Chapter 20; who is with him; and what does that person say?

6. Who is Pitt pleased to see on the rescue vehicle and what happens after Pitt boards?

7. What plane does Pitt see in the hanger and what is interesting about it?

8. Who is the pilot of the rescue vehicle and what did he bring with him?

9. What does Pitt do in order to get help?

10. What does James Kelly explain to the group about Hermit Limited?

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