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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. Why was Colonel Morton Hollis so sure of his team?

2. How long will it take to get information on Yazid's background?

3. What does Ammar plan to do about the Lady Flamborough?

4. What does Rudy say in regards to Dirk?

5. How long did it take them to store the cargo?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can't the President of the United States expose Topiltzin and Yazid?

2. What changes did Ammar undergo to look the part of Captain Collins?

3. When is the first time Pitt has been wrong in this book?

4. What was interesting about the cargo that was loaded onto the Lady Flamborough to the person that loaded it?

5. In what ways did Ismail's inexperience show through?

6. What is the difference between papyrus and parchment?

7. How did the Lady Flamborough escape notice?

8. How did the Capesterres start up their crime family?

9. What information is missing on Yazid?

10. How did Yeager manage to find that Venator had been at Barnaget Bay in New Jersey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Hala and any political figure you can think of. Who does she most resemble in politics? What about monarchs of the past and present? How is Hala the only comparable woman to match Dirk? How do you think Clive Cussler feels about women? Why?

Essay Topic 2

If we took the story as literal, examine how you believe the world would change with the information that Junius Venators' cavern would have held. Explain how that acquisition of such artifacts would dramatically change the course of events in politics, religion, finances, and history. What kinds of things might the religious community be obligated to accept?

Essay Topic 3

What kind of information does the Latin logs of Cuccius reveal about that time frame? What does it reveal in answers to questions in the story? What kind of hope does this leave for the actual location of the relics of Alexandria?

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