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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does "noncom" mean as it is used in the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Non-commissioned, meaning not an authorized Naval vessel.
(b) Non-communicative, meaning unable or unwilling to speak.
(c) Non-commissioned, meaning not an officer.
(d) Not-in-compliance, meaning the person or vessel is not obeying instructions.

3. What makes the fog associated with the Pacific Vortex so odd?
(a) The weather conditions are wrong for fog.
(b) There is a thick almost oily texture to the mist.
(c) The color is wrong.
(d) There is nothing odd or different about it, other than its there.

4. What does Dirk do for Al's injured hand?
(a) He wraps it in seaweed.
(b) He gives him his swim trunks as a bandage.
(c) Nothing.
(d) He uses a scrap of Summer's dress to make a tourniquet.

5. Who has been Delphi's informant in the Navy?
(a) CAPT Orl Cinana.
(b) Adrian Hunter.
(c) LCDR Paul Boland.
(d) CDR Burdette Denver.

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

7. 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?
(a) A grappling hook.
(b) A floating line.
(c) A jacob's ladder.
(d) A ramp.

8. What does Dirk determine is the real cause of the school of fish detected by the Martha Ann's sensors?
(a) A deliberate hijacking of the sensor's signal.
(b) A decoy to distract them from the boarding team.
(c) Sharks in a feeding frenzy.
(d) Men.

9. How long has the giant with the golden eyes been keeping tabs on Dirk's activities?
(a) Years.
(b) Since the day he picked up the capsule.
(c) For the last twenty-four hours.
(d) Weeks.

10. Who is Summer?
(a) Adrian's sister.
(b) Delphi's wife.
(c) Delphi's daughter.
(d) CAPT Cinana's other mistress.

11. What is Delphi's relationship to Frederick Moran?
(a) Delphi is his brother.
(b) Delphi is his son.
(c) Delphi and Frederick Moran are not relatd.
(d) He is not a blood relative but they are partners.

12. Dirk and Al leave the rescue team to salvage the Starbuck while they go to do what?
(a) Find the entrance to the seamount and rescue Adrian Hunter.
(b) Keep watch for Delphi's men.
(c) Find Summer Moran.
(d) Arrest Delphi.

13. How does Frederick Moran die?
(a) He drowns when a pump fails and the tunnel floods.
(b) Delphi shoots him when he becomes too old to serve Delphi's evil purpose any longer.
(c) He dies of a heart attack at age 76.
(d) He kills himself.

14. What new ship do Dirk and Al discover while on their underwater mission?
(a) The Hans Zimmer.
(b) An unknown Japanese submarine.
(c) The Sampan.
(d) The Andrei Vyborg.

15. How does Crowhaven manage to get in touch with ADM Hunter?
(a) Via the NWS weather radio frequency.
(b) Using Morse code through a late night ham radio operator.
(c) Via a commercial radio station in Honolulu.
(d) By calling the Coast Guard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What replacement weapon does Dirk grab after having expended his single shot weapon?

2. Who does Dirk go in search of before taking off in the helicopter?

3. What is the first visible evidence of the real nature of "Them?"

4. What is the size of the school of fish the Martha Ann's sensors detect as they prepare to escape the Pacific Vortex area?

5. How is Dirk's death intended to appear?

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