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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why doesn't Dirk want to leave the Martha Ann on the helicopter to go and get the salvage team? (from Chapter 8)

He doesn't believe the sub can be salvaged.

Because he's afraid to fly in the dark.

Because if something happens, there is no alternate escape route for the crew.

He doesn't want to miss the action on the Martha Ann.

2.

Why is diving on a wrecked submarine different from a wrecked ship for Dirk? (from Chapter 9)

Because he feels like he knows this crew from reading the manuscript.

Because he's diving with only one partner this time.

Because ships are supposed to be on the surface of the water, whereas the sub is in its natural environment.

Because the submarine doesn't appear to have been wrecked at all.

3.

The Martha Ann has 20 feet of freeboard, making attack from the surface difficult according to LCDR Boland. What is freeboard? (from Chapter 11)

The distance from the first deck of the ship to the surface of the water.

The ship's height from water surface to the top of her superstructure.

The lip of the deck that juts out over the hull.

The ladders over the side of her hull.

4.

How does Dirk describe the smell of a working port as he arrives for his departure on the Martha Ann? (from Chapter 7)

Oil, gasoline, tar and smoke, with a tinge of saltwater.

Nauseating and faintly reminiscent of times at sea he'd rather forget.

Reeking of seaweed and petrol with a touch of seagull crap mixed in.

A heady aroma of saltwater and Hawaiian flowers with just a hint of gasoline to indicate the work at hand.

5.

Why does the Martha Ann appear old and rusted? (from Chapter 7)

The sailor's are more interested in maintaining the battleships than a salvage ship.

She is salvaged from the scrap yard.

Clever camouflage paint.

She's over forty years old.

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Pacific Vortex Quiz

Pacific Vortex Quiz

Why doesn't Dirk want to leave the <I>Martha Ann</I> on the helicopter to go and get the salvage team? (from Chapter 8)

Why is diving on a wrecked submarine different from a wrecked ship for Dirk? (from Chapter 9)

The Martha Ann has 20 feet of freeboard, making attack from the surface difficult according to LCDR Boland. What is freeboard? (from Chapter 11)

How does Dirk describe the smell of a working port as he arrives for his departure on the <I>Martha Ann</I>? (from Chapter 7)

Why does the <I>Martha Ann</I> appear old and rusted? (from Chapter 7)