Red Storm Rising | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapters 1 through 8

1. How many Muslims attack the oil refinery in Nizhnevartovsk?

Three.

2. During the attack on the Nizhnevartovsk oil refinery, Tolkaze stops for a moment to read something. What was it?

Part of his father's Koran.

3. Who discovers the refinery fire?

The Satellite Control Facility in Sunnyvale, California.

4. What is the full name of the author of the article about the importance of the Russian oil fields?

Williams Blake.

5. What is the full name of the adviser to the Russian government, who specializes in energy production?

Mikhail Eduardovich Sergetov.

6. What is the Russian Politburo?

Thirteen men who make decisions for Russia.

7. What does Sergetov tell the Politburo about the state of Russian affairs?

That Russia is weak and will have to depend on other countries to survive the new year.

8. What does the Politburo decide after Sergetov's report?