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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 argument does Summer use to convince Delphi not to shoot Al and Dirk inside the seamount?
(a) That the blood will stain the floor.
(b) That he should not being death and bloodshed within his home.
(c) That she loves Dirk.
(d) That she's afraid of guns.

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

3. Who does Dirk finally meet during Their attack on him and Adrian?
(a) The legendary builders of Kanoli.
(b) CDR Dupree.
(c) Frederick Moran.
(d) The giant with the golden eyes.

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

5. How does the Starbuck break free of the ocean floor?
(a) Aftershocks from a spontaneous undersea earthquake.
(b) Luck.
(c) A sudden cold water upwelling.
(d) Shock waves from the Monitor's missile strike.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason for the eucalyptus oil?

2. How does Adrian escape when the men from the sea come ashore and kill her friend?

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

4. How many men escape with Dirk on the helicopter from the Martha Ann?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When Dirk discovers LCDR Boland has been stabbed with a spear, he decides the spear must come out. What is standard first aid procedure for puncture/impalement wounds and why and how does Dirk deviate from it?

2. What does Delphi say is his main objective? What does Dirk say is Delphi's main objective?

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

4. 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?

5. What are ADM Hunter and Dirk Pitt's differing opinions on Adrian?

6. How does Pitt know that the Martha Ann is out of radio contact with the world?

7. 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?

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

9. 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?

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

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