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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dirk's gun do him no good in the shootout with the gray Dodge van that tails him after he leaves the museum?
(a) His aim is terrible.
(b) He never loaded the ammunition.
(c) He can't reach it.
(d) It is stolen out of his car.

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

3. What is unusual about the security on the Martha Ann?
(a) There is none, it's not supposed to be a Naval vessel.
(b) The security guards operate in total darkness.
(c) They conduct a full body pat-down search prior to allowing entrance to the ship.
(d) They require three forms of id from Dirk in addition to official orders from ADM Hunter.

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

5. How does Commander Dupree report the final resting place of the Starbuck?
(a) The same as the sub's last reported position.
(b) As unknown.
(c) Precise geo-coordinates, which, if correct, would put the submarine on land.
(d) Precise geo-coordinates, 500 miles from the last reported position.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dirk doing at the opening of the book?

2. What is the radio code for having found the Starbuck?

3. Who does Dirk call first to report the incident with the gray van?

4. How long has it been since someone researched the sunken island at George Papaaloa's museum?

5. What is Dirk's psychological assessment of sailors in relation to the intention of the staging of the Lillie Marlene?

(see the answer key)

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