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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Dirk go in search of before taking off in the helicopter?
(a) LCDR Boland.
(b) SN Farris.
(c) More of "Them" to kill.
(d) The helmsman.

2. What are the two most important things about the sub's condition that Dirk reports to Boland?
(a) It is not flooded and still has power from the port reactor.
(b) Her electronics have not corroded and the missiles are intact.
(c) The slight movement of the boat indicates she is not stuck fast to the seafloor and her water pumps are still working.
(d) It is only partially flooded and the lights are still on.

3. What replacement weapon does Dirk grab after having expended his single shot weapon?
(a) A spear gun.
(b) A diver's knife.
(c) A small glove-shaped pistol.
(d) LT March's gun.

4. Who is the Chief Director of the Naval Underwater and Marine Agency?
(a) Admiral Leigh Hunter.
(b) Captain Orl Cinana.
(c) Admiral James Sandecker.
(d) Dirk Pitt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What weather phenomenon features in both the reports of the Lillie Marlene and the Starbuck?

2. What is Dirk's new assignment now that he has read the submarine log and reported it?

3. What strikes Dirk as odd about the galley and lounge area of the Starbuck on his initial recon mission with LT March?

4. What is the weather as the Martha Ann gets underway?

5. What is the reason for the eucalyptus oil?

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