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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is dangerous about Dirk's swim out to the object in the water?
(a) 15 foot waves.
(b) Coral reefs and kelp.
(c) Dirk doesn't swim very well.
(d) Riptides and sharks.

3. How does Dirk describe the smell of a working port as he arrives for his departure on the Martha Ann?
(a) Nauseating and faintly reminiscent of times at sea he'd rather forget.
(b) Oil, gasoline, tar and smoke, with a tinge of saltwater.
(c) Reeking of seaweed and petrol with a touch of seagull crap mixed in.
(d) A heady aroma of saltwater and Hawaiian flowers with just a hint of gasoline to indicate the work at hand.

4. Who is Summer?
(a) CAPT Cinana's other mistress.
(b) Adrian's sister.
(c) Delphi's wife.
(d) Delphi's daughter.

5. When is strict radio silence imposed for a US Navy submarine?
(a) When in transit from missions.
(b) When the captain orders it.
(c) At all times.
(d) When a sub is on patrol or on station.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dirk direct should be done to the Starbuck's torpedo room as they escape?

2. Why doesn't Dirk want to leave the Martha Ann on the helicopter to go and get the salvage team?

3. What is the nickname of the area where the Starbuck went missing?

4. Why does ADM Sandecker say that Dirk is a security risk because he's read the manuscript?

5. What threat does Dirk face being left behind as as the others ride the air bubble from the Starbuck's escape hatch to the surface?

(see the answer key)

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