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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. How old was Richie Kohler when his parents moved to Marine Park in Brooklyn?

2. How warm would the temperature have gotten on a U-boat in the diesel room?

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

4. In 1991, what was the name of Bill Nagle's boat?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were shipwreck interiors terrifying places?

2. Why did Chatterton decide to become a medic?

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

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

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

6. What did the men on the "Seeker" decide to do when it looked as though the wreck lay between 230 and 260 ft.?

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

8. Describe the silverware that Chatterton found.

9. What was a sand sweep?

10. What was Chatterton like in high school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the problems between Chatterton and Kohler and how they resolved them.

Essay Topic 2

Chatterton had a carefully worked out plan for approaching wrecks. Discuss Chatterton's strategy for approaching wrecks and how successful his strategy was.

Essay Topic 3

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

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