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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Morris and his new crew work with another ship to sink an enemy submarine. What is the other ship's name?
(a) The Audie Murphy.
(b) The Battleaxe.
(c) The Man O' War.
(d) The Harpie.

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

3. Morris is reassigned to a new ship. What is the name of that ship?
(a) The George Washington.
(b) The Ruben James.
(c) The Santa Maria.
(d) The Audie Murphy.

4. What happened to O'Malley that makes him relate to Morris's grief about the death of his men?
(a) He knows many other sailors who have lost comrades.
(b) O'Malley has recently lost several family members.
(c) O'Malley was on a ship near the Pharris during the attack.
(d) He himself lost two friends in an attack in Vietnam.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes a Russian soldier to locate Edwards and his men on the mountain?

2. When McCafferty fires upon the Russian convoy, he saves a submarine crew from which country?

3. 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?

4. While Edwards is communicating with command about an attack on the Keflavik airfield, two important areas of the base are destroyed. What are they?

5. What happened to Edwards's girlfriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Morris react when Calloway, an American reporter, sails with Morris's crew?

2. What honors does Morris receive once he reaches Norfolk?

3. Describe Edwards's and his men's actions when they realize they have been spotted by Russian forces.

4. Describe the interaction between the Russian and American pilots who end up near each other in the ocean after an air fight.

5. Why does Morris have to arrange for a tug boat to haul the Pharris back to shore?

6. After the Pharris sinks a Russian submarine, how does Morris treat the Russian sailors he captures?

7. What does O'Malley say is significant about the military's refusal to use the word "killing"?

8. How does Morris respond when the Battleaxe asks, "What the Devil is a Ruben James?"

9. What does Sergetov's son say when his father questions him about the war?

10. How does O'Malley react after he sinks his first submarine?

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