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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 does Dirk omit from his report on the fight against Them in his hotel room?
(a) Adrian's story.
(b) His anticipation of the attack.
(c) Summer's involvement.
(d) The plan to make his death look accidental.

2. 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 Trinidad and Goldman.
(c) Doctors Lavella and Roblemann.
(d) Doctors Ford and Newce.

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

4. Who is "Big Daddy?"
(a) The group of Navy SEALS on the rescue team.
(b) Dirk's nickname for Al Giordino.
(c) Code-name for ADM Hunter back in Pearl Harbor.
(d) Code-name for the Starbuck rescue team.

5. Who arrives on the comm deck as Dirk is communicating to the Martha Ann and LCDR Boland?
(a) LT March.
(b) Them.
(c) CDR Dupree.
(d) SN Farris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the giant with the golden eyes select Dirk to be the messenger of the capsule?

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

3. Where is Delphi's transmitter that allows him to jam radio signals?

4. Who is Lavella?

5. What threat does Dirk face being left behind as as the others ride the air bubble from the Starbuck's escape hatch to the surface?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

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

4. How is the scent of the eucalyptus oil explained? How does it support the theory of the seamount?

5. How does LCDR Crowhaven get in touch with Pearl Harbor in spite of Delphi's lock on their radio transmissions? What is the code he uses to communicate with ADM Hunter over the open wires?

6. Who or what is Selma Snoop?

7. 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?

8. What does LT Robert Buckmaster discover at the old Army installation, which supposedly belongs to Delphi that partially explains the entirely unexpected fierce resistance to Marine's invasion? How might this situation have come to be?

9. 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?

10. What are the two most important words in the English language according to Dirk? How do they serve Dirk in the battle with the men from the sea in his hotel room?

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