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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What s the first indication that the Martha Ann is in danger at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) A continuous thumping sound coming from the bottom of the hull.
(b) A thick fog coming up from the ocean surface.
(c) Sudden change in sea state.
(d) Sudden radio silence.

2. What is the correct phrasing to ask someone to repeat their message or to indicate you are repeating your message?
(a) Re-transmit.
(b) Say again.
(c) Second time.
(d) Read back.

3. Who is Dirk initially talking to in the bar at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel?
(a) Commander Burdette Denver.
(b) Captain Orl Cinana.
(c) Lieutenant Commander Paul Boland.
(d) Lieutenant Summer Moran.

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

5. Who wakes up Dirk after he reaches his hotel room and falls asleep after leaving the hospital?
(a) Adrian Hunter.
(b) CAPT Orl Cinana.
(c) ADM Sandecker.
(d) ADM Hunter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Boland want Dirk to do before the invasion of the Martha Ann begins?

2. What is Dirk's plan of action on the Martha Ann with only two hours to go before dark falls?

3. What does Dirk discover attached to the handrail on the side of the ship at the battle between the Martha Ann's crew and the men from the sea?

4. How does LCDR Boland mark the position of the submarine in case they are forced to abandon the site?

5. What does SN Farris tell Dirk "They" will do if he uses the radio?

(see the answer key)

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