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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. Where does Steiger meet Pitt in Chapter 26?

2. How tall is Captain Patrick Fawkes?

3. What did Maxine make for dessert?

4. What country are Giordino's ancestors from?

5. How many stainless-steel canisters are in the cargo bay of Vylander's plane?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did De Vaal travel from an operating room in a Durban hospital to the Pembroke rail-yard quickly?

2. What does Patrick Fawkes' remember after his family is buried?

3. Who buried the Fawkes' family?

4. What is Vylander to do if an in-flight emergency develops?

5. What is the Boeing C-97 carrying and where is it flying?

6. Why doesn't Major Vylander like what he sees on a January night in 1954?

7. Describe the place where Loren and Pitt are staying in Colorado.

8. What makes Pitt think that the Vixen 03 was transporting a dangerous cargo?

9. How did Loren's father die?

10. Why is Major Vylander concerned that he will not be able to get the Boeing C-97 off the ground?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Argue whether Fawkes does or does not regret his actions during Operation Wild Rose. Use examples from the novel to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Argue whether there is more than one protagonist or antagonist in the novel. Use examples from the novel to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

A theme in the novel is the advancement of race. Compare and contrast how Daggat and De Vaal try to achieve the advancement of their race. Use examples from the book.

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