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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What words does LCDR Boland have tattooed on his arm?
(a) Bravery in Action.
(b) God Bless America.
(c) Death before dishonor.
(d) Be all that you can be.

2. Which seamen could have survived immediately after "the disaster" befell the Starbuck according to the logbook?
(a) None.
(b) LT Carter, SN Farris, and SN Metford.
(c) CDR Dupree, the ship's doctor and LT Carter.
(d) All of the ship's galley crew.

3. How many ships have gone missing where the Starbuck is last reported?
(a) 38.
(b) 112.
(c) 56.
(d) 17.

4. What does Dirk determine is the real cause of the school of fish detected by the Martha Ann's sensors?
(a) Men.
(b) A decoy to distract them from the boarding team.
(c) Sharks in a feeding frenzy.
(d) A deliberate hijacking of the sensor's signal.

5. What does Dirk discover attached to the handrail on the side of the ship at the battle between the Martha Ann's crew and the men from the sea?
(a) A grappling hook.
(b) A ramp.
(c) A floating line.
(d) A jacob's ladder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dirk doing at the opening of the book?

2. What is the first visible evidence of the real nature of "Them?"

3. What is Dirk's room number?

4. How long does it take for Dirk to get the helicopter the Martha Ann is carrying from a cold start into the air?

5. Who arrives on the comm deck as Dirk is communicating to the Martha Ann and LCDR Boland?

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