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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 type of a plane is being prepared to fly at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird.
(b) Boeing DC-10.
(c) Lockheed L-1011 TriStar.
(d) Boeing C-97 Stratocruiser.

2. What is the date at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1954.

3. How much does the cargo weigh on Vylander's plane?
(a) 35,000 pounds.
(b) 70,000 pounds.
(c) 57,000 pounds.
(d) 48,000 pounds.

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. How long has Sandecker been chief director of the National Underwater and Marine Agency?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 9 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has the Iowa been refitting at the Forbes shipyard?

2. Where does Steiger find two shells from the Vixen 03?

3. What river is Fawkes sailing with the Iowa?

4. What time did a bus come through the shipyard with a load of black men?

5. According to the report Steiger brings, what route was the Vixen 03 following?

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