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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does George Papaaloa describe the last researcher of the sunken island legend?
(a) A midget with red hair.
(b) A giant with golden eyes.
(c) About 6 feet tall, green eyes, black hair.
(d) As a god.

2. What does Dirk communicate about the sub's crew in his initial message back to the Martha Ann?
(a) There's evidence of a struggle but no bodies.
(b) It's as though they never existed.
(c) He doesn't mention the crew.
(d) They're dead.

3. Who is the narrator of Chapter 2?
(a) CDR Dupree.
(b) ADM Hunter.
(c) LT Carter.
(d) Dirk Pratt.

4. What does the message say that the NUMA zoologist received against a microphone he is using to record fish sounds?
(a) Einstein's relativity equation.
(b) An equation for finding the water pressure at the depth the microphone is located.
(c) Directions to the nearest port.
(d) A physical description of a coven of mermaids.

5. What branch of the military does Dirk belong to?
(a) US Navy.
(b) US Army.
(c) US Air Force.
(d) US Coast Guard.

6. Who is the author of the manuscript, excerpts of which are transcribed in Chapter 2?
(a) CDR Dupree.
(b) SN Farris.
(c) ADM Hunter.
(d) Dirk Pratt.

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

8. Roughly how large is the Martha Ann in Dirk's estimate?
(a) 60,000 lbs.
(b) 240,000 lbs.
(c) 12,000 tons.
(d) 2,000 tons.

9. Who says "As long as there are seas, ships, and men, there will be strange unsolved mysteries."?
(a) CDR Dupree.
(b) ADM Sandecker
(c) Dirk Pitt.
(d) Captain Cinana.

10. How many consonants does the Hawaiian language have?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 14.
(d) 7.

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

12. What kind of car does Dirk drive?
(a) An antique Chevy pickup.
(b) An AC Cobra.
(c) A Volkswagen beetle.
(d) A Ford Mustang.

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

14. How does Dirk know that Summer is lying about her reasons for wanting information on Adrian Hunter?
(a) Adrian told him a different story.
(b) He doesn't, but he suspects that she is.
(c) He knows that Adrian does not have access to classified information.
(d) He finds papers on her that tell a different story.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the Starbuck hit the seafloor?

3. Why is Dirk beginning to distrust his situational awareness after his visit to the museum and George Papaaloa?

4. How does Summer escape Dirk's hotel room?

5. Where is Dirk at the opening of the book?

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