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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dirk communicate about the sub's crew in his initial message back to the Martha Ann?
(a) They're dead.
(b) There's evidence of a struggle but no bodies.
(c) He doesn't mention the crew.
(d) It's as though they never existed.

2. How long can the reactor continue to run unattended?
(a) Six to twelve months.
(b) Indefinitely.
(c) Over a decade.
(d) No more than four to five weeks.

3. What are Boland's instructions upon hearing Dirk's message from the supposedly wrecked submarine?
(a) Return to the Martha Ann at once.
(b) Have March review the operating procedures for the boat's ballast tanks.
(c) Standby for further instructions on how to make the boat operational.
(d) Standby for a relief crew.

4. Why is Dirk beginning to distrust his situational awareness after his visit to the museum and George Papaaloa?
(a) He is tired and hungover.
(b) He is feeling naïve and vulnerable after his encounter with Summer.
(c) He can't concentrate on business because he keeps thinking about Adrian.
(d) He is seeing beady-eyed malefactors everywhere.

5. What is Barf the Magic Dragon?
(a) A sea shanty the crew of the Martha Ann made up.
(b) A shark killing gun.
(c) The Martha Ann's mascot.
(d) An anti-seasickness remedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many consonants does the Hawaiian language have?

2. What about the Starbuck's engine room strikes Dirk and LT March as suspicious?

3. What is a "fo'c's'le"?

4. What happens to the driver of the gray Dodge van that tries to run Dirk off the road?

5. What strikes Dirk as odd about the galley and lounge area of the Starbuck on his initial recon mission with LT March?

(see the answer key)

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