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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Chatterton's father move after he and Patricia divorced?

2. How old was Chatterton's mother when he was born?

3. How long did Chatterton think it would take him to determine if it was worth diving to the wreck or safe to dive to the wreck?

4. During one month in 1940, how many ships were sunk by U-boats?

5. In the water of the Atlantic, how poor might visibility have been?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Chatterton behave when he returned home after a twelve-month tour in Vietnam?

2. Describe the silverware that Chatterton found.

3. What would a deep-wreck diver encounter if he dived long enough?

4. Why didn't Nagle dive down to the wreck in Chapter 3?

5. Why did Nagle and his kind dive?

6. According to Patricia Chatterton, how did Rae Emmet Arison distinguish himself as a man?

7. Describe Brielle, New Jersey.

8. What was Chatterton like in high school?

9. What was a sand sweep?

10. Who had instilled a pride in being German in Kohler's father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Guschewski thought that Neuerburg and Brandt were opposites. Compare and contrast Neuerburg and Brandt.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss what diving had to do with Kohler's family life and why the two seemed to be mutually exclusive.

Essay Topic 3

Nagle was an alcoholic. Discuss his decline due to the alcohol and how he died.

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