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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Russians discover the soldiers Edwards's group killed at the farmhouse, what do they decide to do?
(a) Report the deaths and await further orders.
(b) Bury the Russians and leave the area.
(c) Search for the band of Allied soldiers that must be nearby.
(d) Assume they died in an accident and determine to be more careful.

2. Where was Georgiyevich when the information that led to the war was discussed with the Politburo?
(a) He was visiting relatives in Serbia.
(b) He was home with an illness.
(c) He was on his lunch break.
(d) He was in America on business.

3. How many men escape the submarine that the Pharris sinks?
(a) Six.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Eighteen.

4. How does Morris get the Pharris back to land after it is damaged?
(a) He fixes and restarts the engines.
(b) He arranges for a tug to pull them back to shore.
(c) He plugs the holes in the ship.
(d) He engages the ship's secondary engines.

5. McCafferty fires three torpedoes at a Russian convoy, but is unable to confirm a hit. Why?
(a) He is detected by the Russians.
(b) His sonar is damaged.
(c) The Chicago is fired upon.
(d) He is commanded to retreat.

6. In chapters 27-34, the Americans attack the Russians at the air base using what new technology?
(a) Planes that are undetected by radars.
(b) Unmanned fighter drones.
(c) Radar-jamming technology.
(d) Heat-seeking missiles.

7. Edwards and his group are supposed to reach a nearby mountain where they hope to be picked up. What are they supposed to do once they reach their destination?
(a) Signal a helicopter to come pick them up.
(b) Make camp and prepare to march again the next day.
(c) Take cover and await further orders.
(d) Report everything that they see to their command.

8. What happens to the farmhouse after Edwards and his men dispose of the Russian bodies?
(a) It is abandoned.
(b) The Russians occupy the house.
(c) Edwards and his men burn it.
(d) The fate of the house itself is not mentioned.

9. When McCafferty fires upon the Russian convoy, he saves a submarine crew from which country?
(a) Iceland.
(b) Norway.
(c) He didn't save a submarine crew.
(d) The Ukraine.

10. Toland observes that the Allied forces are capable of beating the Russians, but they must be able to do what first?
(a) Locate them.
(b) Buy more missiles.
(c) Intimidate them.
(d) Cooperate with other countries.

11. When Edward and Vigdis encounter an enemy helicopter, how do they avoid detection?
(a) They pretend to be village fishermen.
(b) They pose as a young, romantic couple.
(c) They dive into the river..
(d) They hide in the reeds on the riverbank.

12. On the Pharris, Morris realizes that the loss of the Keflavik air base is more significant than he once anticipated. Why?
(a) It means the Navy can not use any air planes.
(b) It means that the Navy can not contact their ships at sea.
(c) It allows the Russians to attack both by air and by sea.
(d) It allows the Russians to bring in reinforcements.

13. What British town houses the USS Nimitz while it is repaired and prepared for service?
(a) Southampton.
(b) Cornwall.
(c) London.
(d) Glasgow.

14. In this section of the book, Sergetov questions a Russian soldier who has returned from the front. How is the soldier related to him?
(a) He is Sergetov's son.
(b) He is Sergetov's brother.
(c) He is Sergetov's cousin.
(d) He is Sergetov's nephew.

15. What happened to Edwards's girlfriend?
(a) She committed suicide.
(b) She left him for another man when he left to go to war.
(c) She was killed by a Russian missile.
(d) She was raped and murdered at her University.

Short Answer Questions

1. After O'Malley sinks his first live submarine, what does he say about his feelings?

2. Before Morris sails from New York Harbor, he is joined by a reporter. What is the reporter's name?

3. What happened to O'Malley that makes him relate to Morris's grief about the death of his men?

4. When the Russians locate a damaged American submarine, another Allied vessel distracts the Russians and leads them away. What is the name of that vessel?

5. How do Alekeseyev and Sergetov leave the scene the helicopter crash?

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