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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. When Dirk meets Delphi in his underwater caves, how much time is left before the seamount explodes?
(a) 50 minutes.
(b) One hour.
(c) Three hours.
(d) 15 minutes.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dirk omit from his report on the fight against Them in his hotel room?

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

3. What causes the current that injures Dirk and Al?

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

5. Who is LT Robert Buckmaster?

Short Essay Questions

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

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. Who or what is Selma Snoop?

4. How does LCDR Crowhaven's attitude change from his frame of mind on the plane, once he is within sight of the submarine and Dirk lets him know that this is where he [Dirk] gets off?

5. What changes ADM Hunter's mind about obeying the destroy orders from the joint Chiefs in Washington D.C.?

6. 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?

7. Besides Dirk's lost love, what does Summer represent to the Navy and why would it have been important to rescue her?

8. How do Summer's divided loyalties express themselves in their final moments in the doomed seamount as the missiles hit and the mountain begins to crumble?

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

10. 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?

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