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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dirk find in the water when he swims out beyond the breakers at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) A yellow waterproof book with the name of an Admiral on it.
(b) A yellow scuba tank marked Russian Navy.
(c) A canister encased in yellow plastic marked US Navy.
(d) A red life jacket attached to a piece of a Naval uniform.

2. What does the manuscript turn out to be?
(a) Half of an Admiral's autobiography.
(b) An unauthorized history of naval submarines.
(c) Mostly undreadable.
(d) 26 pages from the submarine Starbuck's log.

3. What does Dirk first do with the manuscript he finds?
(a) He reads half of it and then puts it away when he realizes it is not for his eyes.
(b) He reads it in its entirety.
(c) He tosses it in his knapsack for later.
(d) He puts it back where he found it.

4. According to CDR Dupree's log, which compartment in the sub is the only compartment breached?
(a) The captain's quarters.
(b) The forward torpedo room.
(c) The aft missile cabin.
(d) The reactor room.

5. What is Dirk doing at the opening of the book?
(a) Sunbathing.
(b) Visiting with friends.
(c) Riding his bike.
(d) Swimming.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take Dirk to recover himself after Summer attacks him and he knocks her out enough to get them both back to his hotel room?

2. Who is Dirk Pitt's father?

3. What is Dirk wearing when he goes to see Admiral Hunter for the first time?

4. How long has it been since Dirk has had a vacation?

5. How does the Starbuck hit the seafloor?

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