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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does LCDR Boland mark the position of the submarine in case they are forced to abandon the site?
(a) A floating flag buoy.
(b) An electronic waterproof signal transmitter.
(c) A dye marker.
(d) An anchored liferaft.

2. What about the Starbuck's engine room strikes Dirk and LT March as suspicious?
(a) The engines are still running.
(b) It is only partially flooded.
(c) There is no maintenance log.
(d) It is clean and well maintained.

3. What is the nickname of the area where the Starbuck went missing?
(a) The South China Crevasse.
(b) The Laurentian Abyss.
(c) The Pacific Vortex.
(d) The Bermuda Triangle.

4. What is Dirk's official professional title?
(a) Naval Appropriations Director.
(b) National Undersea Warfare, Chief Counsel.
(c) Director of the National Maritime Domain Council.
(d) Special Projects Director of the National Underwater and Marine Agency.

5. What unique feature of the Martha Ann's navigational equipment makes her totally crew-independent?
(a) She can be scuttled remotely in case of emergency.
(b) Her auto-pilot is interconnected with her GPS allowing her to navigate a pre-constructed route independently.
(c) She is entirely crew-dependent.
(d) Her central controls can be overridden remotely.

6. 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 most sailors are as mercenary as any other crew.
(c) That their innermost fears are connected to drowning or dying at sea.
(d) That they are committed to a life spent at sea no matter what.

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

8. How does Dirk send a message back to the Martha Ann from the Starbuck?
(a) He bangs out Morse code against the sub's hull.
(b) Via the Starbuck's own radio.
(c) He signs the message to the cameras he knows are watching them through the portholes.
(d) Via LT March's underwater walkie-talkie radio.

9. What is Dirk wearing when he goes to see Admiral Hunter for the first time?
(a) His wetsuit.
(b) His military uniform.
(c) His business suit.
(d) His bathing suit.

10. What does the Marine guard at ADM Hunter's building on Pearl Harbor base ask Dirk for when he reports?
(a) His weapon.
(b) His identification.
(c) His orders.
(d) Recommendations on a barber.

11. What happens to the driver of the gray Dodge van that tries to run Dirk off the road?
(a) He falls over a sea cliff and is dashed against the rocks.
(b) He scrambles free of the falling van and runs from the scene.
(c) He is impaled on a telephone pole spike.
(d) He is killed in the crash that totals the van.

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

13. What is Dirk's military rank?
(a) Lieutenant Colonel.
(b) Captain.
(c) Ensign.
(d) Major.

14. What ship is responsible for reporting the incident to the Lillie Marlene?
(a) The Verhusson.
(b) The Starbuck.
(c) The San Gabriel.
(d) The Vincent Tourmalier.

15. According to CDR Dupree's log, which compartment in the sub is the only compartment breached?
(a) The reactor room.
(b) The forward torpedo room.
(c) The captain's quarters.
(d) The aft missile cabin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many ships have gone missing where the Starbuck is last reported?

2. Who says: "I shot down Admiral Sandecker and his staff over the China Sea."?

3. Why does Dirk stop to talk to George Papaaloa?

4. What is the hull number of the Starbuck?

5. What is the city of origin painted on the Martha Ann's hull?

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