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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 she loves Dirk.
(c) That he should not being death and bloodshed within his home.
(d) That she's afraid of guns.

2. 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.

3. How long has the giant with the golden eyes been keeping tabs on Dirk's activities?
(a) Since the day he picked up the capsule.
(b) For the last twenty-four hours.
(c) Weeks.
(d) Years.

4. How is the rescue team tracking the submarine's location?
(a) Following the line of the flag buoy Boland left in place.
(b) Using the electronic marker Boland placed from the Martha Ann.
(c) Using a metal detector.
(d) Using a chart and the geo-coordinates Boland marked.

5. Who is LT Robert Buckmaster?
(a) The Marine officer in charge of taking the transmitter station.
(b) Head of Shore Patrol at Pearl Harbor.
(c) Crowhaven's nav officer.
(d) A former navy officer who defected to Delphi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is in the hypodermic syringe that Summer assaults Dirk with?

2. 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?

3. Who does Dirk report the attack on Adrian to?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What happens during Dirk's final radio transmission from the C-5airplane before they touch down on the surface of the ocean? what does it mean for their rescue mission?

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

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

5. 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?

6. 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?

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 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?

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

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

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