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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, The Iowa: Chapters 52-63.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will half the superstructure, funnels, and fore and aft gun turrets on Fawkes' ship be replaced with?
(a) Nothing, they won't replace any of it.
(b) Cargo.
(c) Plywood sheeting painted gray.
(d) Weapons.

2. How many men would have to be laid off at the salvage yard if the AAR went to another shipyard?
(a) 75.
(b) 170.
(c) 100.
(d) 50.

3. How old is Carl Swedborg?
(a) 72.
(b) 61.
(c) 65.
(d) 70.

4. What section of the river has a network of shallow sandbars that could grip the Iowa's keel and hold her helpless miles from her goal?
(a) Copper Shoals.
(b) Shipwreck Shoals.
(c) Eastern Shoals.
(d) Kettle Bottom Shoals.

5. In Chapter 6, how many hours before Loren has to leave Colorado?
(a) 12.
(b) 18.
(c) 15.
(d) 24.

Short Answer Questions

1. By how many tons does Fawkes wish to lighten his ship?

2. How far can the Iowa lob a salvo of two-thousand pound shells?

3. Where does Pitt meet with Heidi Milligan in Chapter 54?

4. What does Abe Steiger weigh?

5. What symbol is on the piece of metal that Pitt brings back from the plane wreck?

(see the answer key)

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