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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

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) He can't reach it.
(b) His aim is terrible.
(c) It is stolen out of his car.
(d) He never loaded the ammunition.

2. What does the manuscript turn out to be?
(a) Mostly undreadable.
(b) 26 pages from the submarine Starbuck's log.
(c) Half of an Admiral's autobiography.
(d) An unauthorized history of naval submarines.

3. Why does the Martha Ann appear old and rusted?
(a) She is salvaged from the scrap yard.
(b) Clever camouflage paint.
(c) The sailor's are more interested in maintaining the battleships than a salvage ship.
(d) She's over forty years old.

4. What does "bare steerageway" mean?
(a) All covers are removed from the navigational equipment and she is to be steered manually.
(b) The sailors driving the ship are doing so naked.
(c) Just enough speed for a ship to be accurately steered.
(d) Clutch ahead.

5. What weather phenomenon features in both the reports of the Lillie Marlene and the Starbuck?
(a) An isolated fog bank.
(b) A rogue wave.
(c) A waterspout.
(d) A maelstrom or vortex.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which seamen could have survived immediately after "the disaster" befell the Starbuck according to the logbook?

3. How long has it been since Dirk has had a vacation?

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

5. What does Dirk first do with the manuscript he finds?

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