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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unusual about the security on the Martha Ann?
(a) There is none, it's not supposed to be a Naval vessel.
(b) The security guards operate in total darkness.
(c) They conduct a full body pat-down search prior to allowing entrance to the ship.
(d) They require three forms of id from Dirk in addition to official orders from ADM Hunter.

2. What is Dirk's new assignment now that he has read the submarine log and reported it?
(a) He is to investigate Russian activity that led to the loss of the Starbuck.
(b) He is to help in the salvage operation of the Starbuck.
(c) He is to help in the government cover-up of the loss of the Starbuck.
(d) He is go deep undercover to avoid any connection with the missing submarine.

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

4. What does Dirk find in the water when he swims out beyond the breakers at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) A canister encased in yellow plastic marked US Navy.
(b) A red life jacket attached to a piece of a Naval uniform.
(c) A yellow scuba tank marked Russian Navy.
(d) A yellow waterproof book with the name of an Admiral on it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is one reason the Navy doesn't consider the Starbuck's commanding officer's last statement of position to be credible?

2. What weather phenomenon features in both the reports of the Lillie Marlene and the Starbuck?

3. What does George Papaaloa ask Dirk about progress on that that Dirk had recently been diving to find?

4. What is the weather as the Martha Ann gets underway?

5. What about the Starbuck's engine room strikes Dirk and LT March as suspicious?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the different mysteries or questions that ADM Hunter enumerates as he reads the log?

2. Cussler gives a good description of rip tides after Dirk has swum out beyond the breakers at Kaena Point. Describe them, why they are dangerous and explain how best to swim through them if caught in one.

3. Dirk does not appreciate ADM Hunter's highhanded move to take control of his [Dirk's] life by having him detailed to his [ADM Hunter's] command. How is he "persuaded" into it?

4. Why is the Starbuck's last reported position Top Secret information?

5. ADM Hunter refers to CDR Dupree as having a reputation for a computer-like mind. Going back to the prologue, what are some statements that support this view of Hunter's? (Dupree refers to "Annapolis." What does he mean by that?)

6. Cussler also provides good information about shark behavior and risks. What is it?

7. What are the multiple ways that the Martha Ann is disguised as a civilian ship?

8. How does Cussler describe ADM Sandecker at the beginning of Chapter that makes him seem like a likely person to work with Dirk Pitt?

9. What is the significance of there not being any paper in the crew's lounge area of the Starbuck?

10. Why is LT March so resistant to the idea of entering the submarine?

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