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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Dirk call first to report the incident with the gray van?
(a) The Honolulu Police.
(b) ADM Sandecker.
(c) Adrian Hunter.
(d) ADM Hunter.

2. What is the time lapse between the disaster that befell the ship and the beginning of the narrative that ADM Hunter relates?
(a) Five days.
(b) Unknown.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two weeks.

3. By ADM Hunter's estimation, how deep is the water where the Starbuck sinks?
(a) 160 feet.
(b) 3,000 yards.
(c) 1 nautical mile.
(d) 500 feet.

4. Which seamen could have survived immediately after "the disaster" befell the Starbuck according to the logbook?
(a) All of the ship's galley crew.
(b) LT Carter, SN Farris, and SN Metford.
(c) CDR Dupree, the ship's doctor and LT Carter.
(d) None.

5. What does Dirk wear to report for his first day of duty with ADM Hunter?
(a) A white suit with a pink shirt.
(b) Full military dress uniform.
(c) Jeans and a sport coat.
(d) Jeans and a Hawaiian shirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Starbuck hit the seafloor?

2. What does Dirk find in the water when he swims out beyond the breakers at the beginning of Chapter 1?

3. How does Dirk decide who to give the manuscript to?

4. What does Dirk start carrying before when he realizes the danger he has put himself in before reporting to Admiral Hunter?

5. What is "one of the finest undercover salvage operations in the world?"

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