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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two scientists does Dirk report to when he arrives at Pearl Harbor after the attack in his hotel room?
(a) Doctors Lavella and Roblemann.
(b) Doctors Trinidad and Goldman.
(c) Doctors Ford and Newce.
(d) Doctors Chrysler and York.

2. What smell does Dirk suddenly recognize as the fog begins to envelop the Martha Ann?
(a) Sulfur.
(b) Melting plastic.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Eucalyptus.

3. Why does Delphi let SN Farris live?
(a) He enjoys torturing the man.
(b) He wants to lure the Navy back with the hopes of a survivor.
(c) Farris offers to help Delphi.
(d) He hopes Farris would train his men to work the submarine.

4. What does Boland want Dirk to do before the invasion of the Martha Ann begins?
(a) Help him arm the crew.
(b) Help him scuttle the Martha Ann.
(c) Get him and his crew off the ship.
(d) Take the helo and report to ADM Hunter.

5. Why doesn't Pearl Harbor know what has been happening with the Martha Ann and the finding of the Starbuck intact?
(a) LCDR Boland has not sent any messages.
(b) The Martha Ann has been using the wrong frequency.
(c) The radios have becomes mysteriously inoperable since they arrived at the Pacific Vortex.
(d) All radio signals in the area are being jammed.

6. How is the rescue team tracking the submarine's location?
(a) Following the line of the flag buoy Boland left in place.
(b) Using a metal detector.
(c) Using a chart and the geo-coordinates Boland marked.
(d) Using the electronic marker Boland placed from the Martha Ann.

7. Who is Henry Fujima?
(a) A friend of George Papaaloa.
(b) A Hawaiian historian who tells Dirk about tuna fishing in the Pacific.
(c) A Hawaiian fisherman who is run over by a ship in the beginning of Chapter 12.
(d) The doctor who takes charge of SN Farris back at Pearl Harbor.

8. What happens to the radio communications between Big Daddy and the Kid?
(a) ADM Hunter makes an executive decision to maintain radio silence until the final hour.
(b) Kid's radio fails.
(c) Delphi's transmitter intercepts the signal.
(d) The signal is lost due to an electrical storm.

9. What kind of shark meets Al as he speeds towards the surface with Adrian?
(a) Hammerhead.
(b) Mako.
(c) Great White.
(d) None.

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

11. Who are the two men waiting for Dirk in the torpedo room as he tries to escape the submarine with SN Farris?
(a) Crewmembers from the Martha Ann.
(b) CDR Dupree and another of the Starbuck's crew.
(c) Them.
(d) Boland and Denver.

12. Who is LT Robert Buckmaster?
(a) Crowhaven's nav officer.
(b) Head of Shore Patrol at Pearl Harbor.
(c) The Marine officer in charge of taking the transmitter station.
(d) A former navy officer who defected to Delphi.

13. How does Dirk finally break Delphi's facade of cool indifference?
(a) By pretending not to know Al.
(b) By insulting Summer.
(c) By refusing to acknowledge his own danger and physical suffering.
(d) By calling him out as a phony.

14. What is the reason for the eucalyptus oil?
(a) Air freshener and dehydrator.
(b) Used as fuel for the generators.
(c) Perfume for the women on the seamount.
(d) It's not eucalyptus but a seaweed that generates the same odor.

15. How many of "Them" are on the Starbuck according to SN Farris?
(a) Three guards and a radio-man.
(b) One on duty, one resting.
(c) Two guards at all times.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How does Frederick Moran die?

3. Who arrives on the comm deck as Dirk is communicating to the Martha Ann and LCDR Boland?

4. What is holding the Starbuck down?

5. What does Dirk direct should be done to the Starbuck's torpedo room as they escape?

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