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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dirk decide who to give the manuscript to?
(a) Admiral Leigh Hunter is the only military command officer Dirk knows in the area.
(b) Dirk guesses that Admiral Leigh Hunter might be interested.
(c) The manuscript is addressed to Admiral Leigh Hunter.
(d) The manuscript is written by Admiral Leigh Hunter.

2. What is the nickname of the area where the Starbuck went missing?
(a) The Laurentian Abyss.
(b) The Bermuda Triangle.
(c) The Pacific Vortex.
(d) The South China Crevasse.

3. 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 seeing beady-eyed malefactors everywhere.
(c) He can't concentrate on business because he keeps thinking about Adrian.
(d) He is feeling naïve and vulnerable after his encounter with Summer.

4. What unique feature of the Martha Ann's navigational equipment makes her totally crew-independent?
(a) She can be scuttled remotely in case of emergency.
(b) Her auto-pilot is interconnected with her GPS allowing her to navigate a pre-constructed route independently.
(c) She is entirely crew-dependent.
(d) Her central controls can be overridden remotely.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dirk's military rank?

2. Why doesn't Pearl Harbor know what has been happening with the Martha Ann and the finding of the Starbuck intact?

3. Why does ADM Hunter think CDR Dupree ordered his captain's log delivered to him?

4. What happens to the radio communications between Big Daddy and the Kid?

5. Why does Dirk argue that the Martha Ann's bevy of detection equipment may not keep her safe come nightfall?

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