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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the tenth Inner Core member?
(a) Admiral Monfort.
(b) Sandecker.
(c) The President's security adviser.
(d) The President's chief of staff.

2. Where do Jessie and Pitt sleep when they get to Cuba?
(a) Under a bridge.
(b) In an abandoned barn.
(c) In a deserted building.
(d) In a drainpipe.

3. How old was Sandecker when he made flag rank?
(a) 65.
(b) Not yet 50.
(c) Not yet 40.
(d) Almost 60.

4. Pitt is working with a group to move the three ships in Havana. How many engineers can the group find to help?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

5. How far are Pitt, Manny, and the others from the shore when the tidal wave hits?
(a) 15 yards.
(b) 50 yards.
(c) 5 yards.
(d) 30 yards.

6. How far away are seagulls crushed by the concussion when the Amy Bigalow and Ozero Zaysan blow up?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) 1 1/2 miles.
(c) 1 mile.
(d) 5 miles.

7. What mistake does Pitt make after killing two guards in a passageway to the communications center?
(a) He forgets to take a weapon from their bodies.
(b) He doesn't make sure they are dead. .
(c) He doesn't drag them off where their bodies won't be noticed for a while
(d) He doesn't notice another guard in an adjoining passage.

8. How many feet does Jurgens have to spare when he lands the space shuttle?
(a) 1,500 feet.
(b) 1,000 feet.
(c) 1,200 feet.
(d) 600 feet.

9. What does Pitt pretend to be in order to get a chance to talk with Hilda Kronberg?
(a) A plumber.
(b) A telephone repair man.
(c) A deliveryman for a flower company.
(d) An electrician.

10. From how far away do fire units come into Havana?
(a) 50 miles.
(b) 100 miles.
(c) 35 miles.
(d) 25 miles.

11. At the beginning of Chapter 40, how long has Pitt been on the water after escaping the Russian installation?
(a) 24 hours.
(b) 20 hours.
(c) 15 hours.
(d) 10 hours.

12. What size are the screens in Velikov's communication center on Cayo Santa Maria?
(a) 12 feet by 12 feet.
(b) 18 feet by 18 feet.
(c) 24 feet by 12 feet.
(d) 10 feet by 15 feet.

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

14. How many people does Velikov want left behind to die in the explosions in Havana?
(a) 250.
(b) 75.
(c) 100.
(d) 50.

15. Who is the military leader of the Soviet moon landing?
(a) Antonov.
(b) Yasenin.
(c) Kornilov.
(d) Leuchenko.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Fidel Castro intend to expose the Soviet plot to undermine Cuban sovereignty?

2. A man comes walking down the street toward Sandecker, Giordino, and Jessie with a large group of children. What are they singing?

3. What type of plane does Major Hollyman fly?

4. When the Soviet soldiers land on the moon, how do they feel?

5. What does Lyev Maisky tell General Velikov his new mission will be?

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