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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fifteenth Day, Friday, 17 December.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the submarine filled with explosives for its last mission?
(a) Ethan Allen
(b) Porgy
(c) Red October
(d) Kennedy

2. What message does the Invincible send to the Red October?
(a) We won't harm you
(b) Surrender or else
(c) You're being chased
(d) Do not submerge again

3. In which war was Ramius's father a hero?
(a) Cold War
(b) Afghanastan War
(c) World War II
(d) World War I

4. What happens to Ramius?
(a) He is shot
(b) He is taken into custody
(c) He boards the Invincible
(d) Nothing happens to him

5. What does the Pentagon think the Soviet Navy is planning in regards to the Red October?
(a) Sinking it in the open sea
(b) Leading it back to Russia
(c) Surrounding it
(d) Trapping it in a port

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Red October and Invincible agree to do?

2. Where does Filitov go after he learns of the spy aboard the Red October?

3. What does Ryan now think the Red October is planning to do?

4. During what time frame does this novel take place?

5. Why is Ryan dressed in a Navy uniform?

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