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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Badger's first blow to the Odyssey do?
(a) Causes the rocket to topple into the water.
(b) Sets off alarms on board the Odyssey.
(c) Causes the Odyssey to sink to the ocean floor.
(d) Triggers the ballast pumps.

2. What does Dahlgren mistake for launch debris as the Icarus approaches the Odyssey?
(a) The U-238.
(b) The Badger.
(c) The Wolverine.
(d) The Jules Verne.

3. What type of watch does Pitt wear?
(a) A Rolex.
(b) A Timex.
(c) A Fossil.
(d) A Doxa.

4. How does Dirk overcome Kang?
(a) He shoots him in the hand and knees.
(b) He throws him overboard.
(c) He puts him in a bear hug.
(d) He strangles him.

5. What Coast Guard ship goes to inspect the Odyssey?
(a) The Narwhal.
(b) The Enterprise.
(c) The Black Pearl.
(d) The Constellation.

6. How far out to sea can the Deep Endeavor patrol with Dirk and Summer?
(a) 15 miles.
(b) 12 miles.
(c) 10 miles.
(d) 20 miles.

7. How many Sea Launch crewmen are crammed into a black, windowless box in Chapter 54?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Seventeen.

8. How many pounds of thrust does the rocket on board the Odyssey generate?
(a) 1.2 million.
(b) 1.6 million.
(c) 1 million.
(d) 2.1 million.

9. Where does the thrust from the rocket launch force the Badger?
(a) Directly under the launch platform.
(b) Into the side of the Odyssey's flooded port pontoon.
(c) Out to sea.
(d) To the sea bottom.

10. What would most likely kill someone on board a Sea Launch platform when a rocket was launched?
(a) The concussion accompanying a launch.
(b) Unburned rocket fuel.
(c) Flames from the rocket.
(d) Exhaust fumes.

11. What causes the captainless crew of the Koguryo to have "thrown in the towel?"
(a) The sight of the Icarus.
(b) The boarding by Coast Guard officers.
(c) The sight of a U.S. Navy frigate and destroyer.
(d) The death of Tongju.

12. Who intervenes as Dirk and Dahlgren overcome two guards on the Odyssey?
(a) Kang.
(b) Queeg.
(c) Ahab.
(d) Tongju.

13. Who is the lieutenant on board the Coast Guard ship investigating the Odyssey?
(a) Kurkendall.
(b) Smith.
(c) Jones.
(d) Brown.

14. What is the name of the ghost ship that Giordino mentions as they approach the Odyssey?
(a) The Leviathian.
(b) The Mary Celeste.
(c) The Bismarck.
(d) The Flying Dutchman.

15. What just about causes Pitt to pass out on board the Badger after the launch?
(a) Being banged around inside the Badger.
(b) The heat from the launch.
(c) An electrical shock.
(d) The noise from the launch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the media initially assume is behind the attempted missile strike on Los Angeles?

2. What is lost in the news during the reporting of the failed missile launch?

3. Who does Dirk insist that he get to accompany in Chapter 24?

4. How do those on board the Koguryo know something is wrong with the Odyssey?

5. What does Tongju do with Dirk and Dahlgren immediately after their capture?

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