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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the senior radioman of the U-857 born?
(a) March 14, 1917.
(b) April 13, 1915.
(c) July 24, 1918.
(d) September 11, 1916.

2. How many children did Kohler have?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

3. How many hours did it take to get a sledgehammer and return to the wreck?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

4. What did Nagle weigh in Chapter 11?
(a) 140 lbs.
(b) About 150 lbs.
(c) Maybe 120 lbs.
(d) 130 lbs.

5. How long was the pipe that lay against boxes in the electric motor room?
(a) 3 ft.
(b) 5 ft.
(c) 4 ft.
(d) 6 ft.

6. How much did Yurga and Chatterton pay to attend a trimix workshop?
(a) $100.
(b) $250.
(c) $50.
(d) $75.

7. What had Chrissy's line been tangled around?
(a) A bunk.
(b) Piece of metal.
(c) Piece of canvas.
(d) A cabinet.

8. How far did Chatterton have to go to get his stage bottles after running out of air after collecting a box from the electric motor room?
(a) 60 ft.
(b) 50 ft.
(c) 45 ft.
(d) 55 ft.

9. How many months did Neuerburg spend in U-boat training?
(a) 21 months.
(b) 15 months.
(c) 12 months.
(d) 23 months.

10. How many U-boat crewmen died during World War II?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 5,450.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 7,394.

11. When did Control believe that the U-869 would arrive near Gibraltar?
(a) January 29.
(b) January 15.
(c) February 1.
(d) February 6.

12. Where did the U-869 arrive a week and a half after they left Germany?
(a) Belgium.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Norway.

13. What was the name for the Allied monitoring and decrypting of Enigma.
(a) Code 1.
(b) Ultra.
(c) Code 4.
(d) Premier.

14. Of the IXC U-boats that never returned from patrol, how many had had survivors?
(a) 31.
(b) 6.
(c) 22.
(d) 15.

15. When did the Seeker return to the wreck for a second dive in 1993?
(a) July 31.
(b) August 18.
(c) August 1.
(d) July 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Commander Neuerburg?

2. How many U-boats were destroyed during Black May?

3. When was Feldman's body found?

4. How long was the letter that Kohler wrote his wife when he gave up on his marriage in Chapter 13?

5. Where did Chatterton and Kohler meet to discuss whether to search the dead crewmen for identifying information?

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