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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 time did Chatterton return home Memorial Day, 1993?

2. When was the U-869 commissioned?

3. How many minutes of air did Chatterton have after smashing a pipe in the electric motor room?

4. How many men died when the U-158 was sunk?

5. How many IXC U-boats had never returned from patrol?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why wasn't the wreck the U-851 or U-158?

2. Why didn't Chatterton and Kohler stop diving after it appeared that the sub had to the the U-869?

3. In Chapter 8, why did Kohler believe the U-158 was the wrecked sub?

4. What was trimix and what were its benefits?

5. Why did Herbert Guschewski believe he was lucky to be alive?

6. What choice was Neuerburg given in 1943?

7. How did the U-857 sink?

8. How did Chatterton plan to get into the electric motor room?

9. What was a circle-runner?

10. Who were the post-war assessors and what did they do?

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

Chatterton wanted to believe the mystery wreck was the U-851 and Kohler wanted to believe it was the U-158. Discuss why it was thought that the wreck might be the U-851 or U-158 and how the men proved or disproved their theories.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between Richie Kohler and his father.

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