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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Marine guard at ADM Hunter's building on Pearl Harbor base ask Dirk for when he reports?
(a) His identification.
(b) Recommendations on a barber.
(c) His weapon.
(d) His orders.

3. 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?
(a) Four minutes.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) One hour.

4. What color is Summer's hair?
(a) Dirty blonde.
(b) Dark brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

5. What is Dirk's military rank?
(a) Lieutenant Colonel.
(b) Major.
(c) Ensign.
(d) Captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dirk describe the smell of a working port as he arrives for his departure on the Martha Ann?

2. How does LCDR Boland mark the position of the submarine in case they are forced to abandon the site?

3. What does Dirk wear to report for his first day of duty with ADM Hunter?

4. Roughly how large is the Martha Ann in Dirk's estimate?

5. How is the boarding party killed according to the San Gabriel's report?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Starbuck's last reported position Top Secret information?

2. Acting on a hunch, Dirk goes to the Polynesian history museum to visit a friend well versed in the history and culture of the Hawaiian and Pacific Islands. Why?

3. ADM Hunter refers to CDR Dupree as having a reputation for a computer-like mind. Going back to the prologue, what are some statements that support this view of Hunter's? (Dupree refers to "Annapolis." What does he mean by that?)

4. How does Dirk determine that Hunter's crew has been searching the wrong area?

5. Dirk does not appreciate ADM Hunter's highhanded move to take control of his [Dirk's] life by having him detailed to his [ADM Hunter's] command. How is he "persuaded" into it?

6. Why is it important for ADM Hunter's men to get to the accident site when the gray van runs off the road before the Honolulu police?

7. What are the different mysteries or questions that ADM Hunter enumerates as he reads the log?

8. Cussler also provides good information about shark behavior and risks. What is it?

9. Why is Dirk's helicopter a necessary component of the crew on the Martha Ann?

10. CDR Dupree says he ordered, "All ballast blown and hard rise on the planes." What are planes in reference to a submarine?

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