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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although Sandecker and Giordino did not know the man, whose body are they shown in a Havana morgue?
(a) Joe's body.
(b) Clark's body.
(c) Manny's body.
(d) Moe's body.

2. Where does Pitt get permission for the Gettysburg to land?
(a) Key West Naval Air Station.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Miami.
(d) Cape Canaveral.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 40, how much longer does Pitt expect his motor to keep running?
(a) 30-40 minutes.
(b) 25-30 minutes.
(c) 5-10 minutes.
(d) 15-20 minutes.

4. Where is the first place that Pitt is taken after his rescue by submarine?
(a) Andrews Air Force Base.
(b) NUMA Headquarters.
(c) The White House.
(d) Robins Air Force Base.

5. What is taken over as a temporary hospital?
(a) A Catholic church.
(b) A university dorm.
(c) Santa Clara convent.
(d) A soccer stadium.

6. How many alternative plans does Velikov create in case Rum and Cola fail?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

7. When the Soviet soldiers land on the moon, how do they feel?
(a) They are dizzy.
(b) They are nauseated.
(c) They have headaches.
(d) They are very exhausted.

8. How close to the end of the runway does Jurgens touch the shuttle down?
(a) 100 feet.
(b) 47 feet.
(c) 38 feet.
(d) 13 feet.

9. Whose body do the Soviets say is recovered from the communications center on Cayo Santa Maria?
(a) Foss Gly.
(b) Raymond LeBaron.
(c) General Velikov.
(d) Lyev Maisky.

10. How much of a head start does Pitt believe he can gain after leaving the fourth checkpoint?
(a) An hour.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 45 minutes.

11. Who calls Sandecker while he is mourning the deaths of Gunn, Giordino and Pitt?
(a) Admiral Monfort.
(b) The President's security adviser.
(c) His wife.
(d) The President.

12. How much older is Jessie than Pitt?
(a) About 15 years.
(b) About 10 years.
(c) About 5 years.
(d) About 20 years.

13. How close can the assault team, that is being led by Kleist, get to the island of Cayo Santa Maria?
(a) 3 miles.
(b) 1 mile.
(c) 7 miles.
(d) 5 miles.

14. What news does Gly bring Gunn and Giordino at the end of Chapter 50?
(a) That Pitt is dead.
(b) That the search for them has been called off.
(c) That they are being moved to Cuba.
(d) That Jessie is dead.

15. How high is the Pisto flung when the Amy Bigalow and Ozero Zaysan blow up?
(a) 50 feet.
(b) 300 feet.
(c) 200 feet.
(d) 150 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finally kills Foss Gly?

2. How long will it take to restart the Amy Bigelow's engines?

3. How far are Pitt, Manny, and the others from the shore when the tidal wave hits?

4. Who does Polevoi think is behind the raid on the communications center on Cayo Santa Maria?

5. What size are the screens in Velikov's communication center on Cayo Santa Maria?

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