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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 section of the river has a network of shallow sandbars that could grip the Iowa's keel and hold her helpless miles from her goal?
2. Who shoots Lusana when he comes to the main deck?
3. How many South Africans are wounded when South African forces raid Lusana's camp?
4. How old is Carl Swedborg?
5. On what ship was Ravenfoot executive officer during the Vietnam War?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Pitt tell Sandecker and Steiger to do while they are trying to get the Quick Death organism to the sea that is attached to the helicopter?
2. Why didn't Fawkes try to avoid colliding with the fishing trawler?
3. What do Pitt and Jarvis discover when they go to the Forbes Shipyard to confirm the Iowa's presence in the shipyard?
4. What is the Doomsday organism and what effect does it have on humans and animals?
5. How does Pitt persuade Orville Mapes, President of Phalanx Arms Corporation, to check the whereabouts of the naval shells he bought from Raferty?
6. What happened when Pitt tried to tackle Emma?
7. How is the projectile removed from the helicopter that Steiger is piloting?
8. Why did Bass halt the test series for the Doomsday organism?
9. How does the Quick Death projectile operate during its trajectory?
10. How does Pitt eliminate Daggat's hold over Loren and stop him from blackmailing her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the inciting force (event or character that triggers the conflict) of the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Explain how Cussler uses suspense in the novel using examples from "Vixen 03."
Essay Topic 3
Argue whether there are any dynamic characters in the novel. Use examples from "Vixen 03" to support your arguments.
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