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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Edwards is communicating with command about an attack on the Keflavik airfield, two important areas of the base are destroyed. What are they?
(a) The terminal and the supply housing.
(b) The electric plant and the tower.
(c) The barracks and the terminal.
(d) The airplane hangars and the barracks.

2. Why does O'Malley, a member of Morris' crew, offer the credit for the submarine kill to the other ship?
(a) The other ship has never hit a submarine.
(b) The other ship hit the submarine first.
(c) O'Mally dislikes Morris and wants to make him look bad.
(d) The other ship will have to fill out the environmental impact statement.

3. Morris decides to treat the prisoners from the sunken submarine in a very unusual way. Why does Morris decide to treat the prisoners this way?
(a) It's the safest way to get the Russians off the Pharris.
(b) It's to prevent the Russians from spying on the Americans.
(c) It's to avenge the deaths of the soldiers the Russians killed.
(d) It's the best way to gain information from them.

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

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

6. What kind of submarine does Morris and the other ship sink?
(a) An internal-combustion submarine.
(b) A nuclear submarine.
(c) An oil-powered submarine.
(d) A coal-burning submarine.

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

8. What is the name of Georgiyevich's driver?
(a) Vitaly.
(b) Sergey.
(c) Dima.
(d) Dmitri.

9. What was Edward's girlfriend's name?
(a) Grace.
(b) Carrie.
(c) Sandy.
(d) Amanda.

10. After Morris arrives in Boston, to what city is he sent?
(a) Newport, RI.
(b) Norfolk, VA.
(c) Quantico, VA.
(d) Tampa, FL.

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

12. An American soldier and Major Chapeyev are shot down in the same area, and Chapeyev attempts to take the American captive. What does the American ask the Chapeyev that dissuades him from doing so?
(a) He asks the Russian if he has enough shark repellent.
(b) He asks the Russian if captives really matter at sea.
(c) He asks the Russian to share his water with him.
(d) He asks the Russian if he can really bear to kill him in cold blood.

13. Doghouse tells Edwards and his men are told to "take a little hike." Where are they supposed to go?
(a) The nearest American ship.
(b) A town called Hvammsfjordur.
(c) A distant Marine outpost.
(d) To meet up with another group of stranded Marines.

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

15. 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 brother.
(b) He is Sergetov's cousin.
(c) He is Sergetov's son.
(d) He is Sergetov's nephew.

Short Answer Questions

1. After McCafferty arrives in Scotland, what does he discover about his skirmish with the Russian convoy?

2. Morris is reassigned to a new ship. What is the name of that ship?

3. How does Morris communicate with the Russian prisoners from the sunken submarine?

4. While the Russian soldiers are looking for Edwards and his men, what happens to distract them?

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

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