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

2. What is Dirk's psychological assessment of sailors in relation to the intention of the staging of the Lillie Marlene?
(a) That they are mostly scientific in their outlook and it would take an extraordinary level of danger to convince them to stay away from an area of ocean.
(b) That their innermost fears are connected to drowning or dying at sea.
(c) That they are committed to a life spent at sea no matter what.
(d) That most sailors are as mercenary as any other crew.

3. 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?
(a) Running out of air before he can reach the surface.
(b) A great white shark.
(c) One of Them coming to relieve the previous guards.
(d) A hammerhead shark.

4. Where is Dirk at the opening of the book?
(a) At Kaena Cove, Japan.
(b) On a beach called Kaena Point, HI.
(c) On a volcano called Mount Kaena, HI.
(d) Canea Bay, Phillippines.

5. What does Dirk determine is the real cause of the school of fish detected by the Martha Ann's sensors?
(a) Sharks in a feeding frenzy.
(b) A decoy to distract them from the boarding team.
(c) A deliberate hijacking of the sensor's signal.
(d) Men.