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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 Rondheim intend to do that Kelly doesn't know?

2. What lands near the house where Pitt used the radio?

3. Who is Dean Kippman?

4. What does James Kelly hope to leave with his plans?

5. What special items did the captain bring for Sam Kelly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pitt see when he first wakes up after the poetry party?

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

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

4. Where does Pitt go after their boating incident? Who takes him and how does Pitt feel about that person? Who does Pitt find?

5. What does Sam Kelly ask his brother and what does his brother tell him?

6. Who is the man in Sandecker's office and what does he tell Pitt?

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

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

9. Where does Kirsti take Pitt at the party and what does Pitt do during the event?

10. What happens right as Pitt is looking for a way to leave the trophy room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While in the hangar, Pitt recognizes an old airplane, in excellent shape, an old Ford Tri-Motor known affectionately as the Tin Goose.

1. It was interesting the author threw in this brief account of this plane. Why could this be an example of foreshadow?

2. Here in the hanger is a plane which, because it was important enough to be noted, is probably going to come into use later in the book. Argue whether this information is a foreshadow or a narrative contrivance.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Pitt's character is revealed as that of an officer who is greatly respected and admired but operates outside the normal rules and regulations. He is a maverick who gets things done.

1. What have you read of Pitt in the first few chapters that explain him being admired and respected? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

2. What do you think the word maverick means in the context of the above statement? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

3. Do you think someone in the military should be allowed to operate outside the normal rules and regulations? What types of situations can that type of behavior incur?

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