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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 s the first indication that the Martha Ann is in danger at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) A continuous thumping sound coming from the bottom of the hull.
(b) Sudden radio silence.
(c) Sudden change in sea state.
(d) A thick fog coming up from the ocean surface.

2. How does Dirk discover LT March after he realizes they are not alone on the submarine?
(a) Dead, he's been shot.
(b) Hiding and wounded.
(c) Dirk cannot find him.
(d) Wounded, he's been stabbed.

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

4. What is the first visible evidence of the real nature of "Them?"
(a) Dirk sees a shadow outline of one which appears to have a tail and webbed feet.
(b) The man Dirk kills appears to have evolved gills.
(c) The guard that Dirk kills turns out to be a normal human man.
(d) Dirk finds evidence of human habitation in the crew's quarters.

5. How does Crowhaven manage to get in touch with ADM Hunter?
(a) Using Morse code through a late night ham radio operator.
(b) Via a commercial radio station in Honolulu.
(c) Via the NWS weather radio frequency.
(d) By calling the Coast Guard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the radio communications between Big Daddy and the Kid?

2. Who does Dirk finally meet during Their attack on him and Adrian?

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

4. Why does Delphi let SN Farris live?

5. How does Al prevent Delphi's gun from killing Dirk?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. 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?

7. 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?

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. How do Dirk and LCDR Boland differ over how to wage battle against the men from the sea as they face impending attack on the Martha Ann?

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