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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. With whom does Sandecker have to argue over funding for NUMA?

2. How far can the Doodlebug see through rock?

3. Who developed the Doodlebug?

4. In what hotel does Heidi stay in Washington, D.C.?

5. Who is a train ticket agent?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the dispatcher from Albany call the train station?

2. Why does Giordino interrupt Sandecker's meeting with the Security Council?

3. How does Peter Beasley find a reference to the North American Treaty?

4. Why is Mercier worried as he works late at the beginning of Chapter 21?

5. What have been some challenges that Sarveux has faced during the time he has been Prime Minister?

6. Why do Dr. King and Sandecker have differing opinions about making the existence of the Doodlebug known?

7. Why were the tests of the Doodlebug conducted in the Labrador Sea?

8. What does Quebec Hydro want if they sell electricity to the United States?

9. What safety precautions are in effect at the hydroelectric plant?

10. Why did Quayle believe that the sub was going to attack the Doodlebug?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the leadership styles of Dirk and Sarveux. Explain why their leadership styles are different and how their personalities affect their leadership styles.

Essay Topic 2

Does the author use third person limited or third person omniscient point of view? Present arguments indicating which point of view the author uses. Use examples from the novel to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Both Richard Essex and Harvey Shields are killed when they are carrying an important document. Argue whether the train wreck and the ship wreck were merely coincidences or whether they were deliberate acts by people who wanted to sabotage the North American Treaty. Use examples from the novel to support your arguments.

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