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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. Who wakes up Dirk after he reaches his hotel room and falls asleep after leaving the hospital?
(a) ADM Hunter.
(b) CAPT Orl Cinana.
(c) ADM Sandecker.
(d) Adrian Hunter.

2. Who is Lavella?
(a) A mathematician who specialized in ocean current prediction.
(b) A marine biologist who specialized in gill evolution.
(c) A physicist who specialized in hydrology.
(d) A geologist who specialized in underwater topography.

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

4. Where is Delphi's transmitter that allows him to jam radio signals?
(a) In downtown Honolulu, on top of a skyscraper.
(b) On Midway Island, in a remote corner of one of the uninhabited islands in the atoll.
(c) On the island of Maui at an abandoned Army installation.
(d) On a sandbar 20 nautical miles northwest of Kauai.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roblemann invent?

2. What kind of shark meets Al as he speeds towards the surface with Adrian?

3. 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?

4. How many of Delphi's men does Crowhaven's team kill?

5. How does Crowhaven manage to get in touch with ADM Hunter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who or what is Selma Snoop?

2. It is evident that Seaman First Class Farris could never have been any help to Delphi's cause or mission, however, Delphi keeps him alive, in spite of admitting to Dirk that Farris is "a minor miscalculation." What might be some reasons for this?

3. In his description of the attack, Dirk notices something significant that could immeasurably assist the crew of the Martha Ann to prevent the boarding of the men from the sea. What is it and how could it be turned into an opportunity for the crew?

4. What is unexpected and distinctly suspicious about the fog that suddenly overwhelms the Martha Ann? What kinds of conditions are required to create fog?

5. Why does Dirk flood the Starbuck's torpedo compartment?

6. How does Dirk reinforce his disregard for authority upon return from the Pacific Vortex with the crew of the Martha Ann?

7. What does Dirk fear lays in store for the Martha Ann? What information is he now armed with that may help? What does he still not know that could be fatal?

8. In both Chapters 9 and 10, Dirk endeavors to get his way by assuring the Naval men that he "will take full responsibility." Why does this seem to be the easiest way for Dirk to gain their compliance?

9. What is Delphi's plan for the Starbuck?

10. There are three operations, with different codenames going on simultaneously in Chapter 16. What are their different codenames and objectives?

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