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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. What does Koski tell his Executive Officer?

2. Why is it difficult for the helicopter to land on Koski's cutter?

3. Who has taken over Kristjan's company?

4. What does Tidi do when Pitt goes in the water?

5. With whom does Pitt meet immediately after the crash?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Koski tell his subordinate to do about the new people on his ship? Why is Koski puzzled?

2. What does Pitt do while Hunnewell probes the iceberg for the ship?

3. Describe the scene between Pitt and the boat chasing him.

4. What do Pitt and those with him find when they get on a boat?

5. What does Pitt do off the boat? What does Sandecker see? What does Pitt discover?

6. What are Pitt and Hunnewell discussing as they fly towards Reykjavik in Chapter 5?

7. What does Sandecker tell Pitt about the Lax and what was on it?

8. What happens to Pitt and Hunnewell immediately after the crash?

9. What causes Koski suspicions when Pitt is being shown around the ship?

10. What do Pitt and Hunnewell find on the embedded ship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hunnewell's death greatly affects Pitt, who feels he has lost a friend due to his own failures.

1. What does Pitt's believing his failure caused Hunnewell's death seem to suggest about his character? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

2. The above sentence suggest that Pitt and Hunnewell were friends. Discuss their friendship using examples from the text to illustrate your answer.

3. The death of a friend would affect anyone. Discuss how you think that would affect a person and what a person can do to deal with the grief.

Essay Topic 2

Pitt arrives at the party, which is held at Rondheim's huge mansion. Pitt is dressed in red velvet and continues his masquerade as a homosexual.

1. Do you think all homosexuals dress a certain way? What kind of thinking is this? Does Pitt dressing this way imply that if you see a man in cowboy boots and blue jeans he must be heterosexual? Why or why not?

2. Discuss what other kinds of other stereotypes and labels you see in this book.

3. Discuss, with examples why you believe people label others and group certain individuals together as if they were not separate from the group. Explain why the idea of lumping people into groups is dangerous to society as a whole.

Essay Topic 3

Kelly speaks of goodness, of re-writing history, of compassion for the masses; yet his actions are tinged with violence. James Kelly has worthy goals and ideals, but he has surrounded himself with ruthless killers in order to accomplish these ideals.

1. James Kelly seems to believe the end justifies the means. Discuss what this concept means in relationship to what James Kelly says he is trying to do.

2. Discuss the concept that good which associates itself with evil cannot long survive in view of the above statement.

3. Throughout history there have been people who believe they know what is best for everyone and attempt to impose their will on the "masses." Following research, compare an incident in history of this type of situation to the one James Kelly is attempting.

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