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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. What was the name of the charter captain who would pass around a bucketful of broken dishes and broken silverware and tell customers that a someone died for that stuff?

2. For how many years did Rae Emmet Arison command submarines?

3. What was the temperature at the bottom of the Atlantic?

4. How large was the depth charge that a Civil Air Patrol pilot dropped on a U-boat?

5. When Chatterton decompressed after viewing the wreck, at what depth did he make his first stop?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Chatterton decide to become a medic?

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

4. Why were shipwreck interiors terrifying places?

5. What was a sand sweep?

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

7. What would an excellent diver do before going on a diver?

8. What did some of the men do while they waited to return to the wreck?

9. What did Frances Kohler do in Feburary of 1975 after she and her husband separated?

10. What were the sleeping accommodations like on the "Seeker"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chatterton and Kohler discovered that they could not trust written histories about the U-boats. Discuss why the men could not trust historical accounts.

Essay Topic 2

Scuba diving is a much different sport than is deep-shipwreck diving. Compare and contrast the two different types of diving using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Kohler joined a rough group of experienced divers. The objective of this lesson is to discuss the Atlantic Wreck Divers and why Kohler joined the group.

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