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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who watches the Soviets through binoculars while Steinmetz talks with them about a truce?
(a) Gallagher.
(b) Dawson.
(c) Shea.
(d) Cooper.

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

3. What is the cargo of the Amy Bigelow?
(a) Ammonium nitrate.
(b) Coal.
(c) Oil.
(d) Munitions.

4. How does Pitt get out of the Swiss Embassy to meet with the CIA agents?
(a) Disguises himself and walks out the front gate.
(b) In the trunk of a car.
(c) In the back of a truck.
(d) Through a tunnel.

5. Where is a piece of the Ozero Zaysan's forward mast found?
(a) Tacon Teatre.
(b) Hotel Habana Riviera.
(c) Havana cathedral.
(d) Havana Stadium's soccer field.

6. What does Jack's crew on the tugboat use to kill the crew on the Ozero Baykai?
(a) Arrows.
(b) Long-range rifles.
(c) Sniper rifles with silencers.
(d) Shotguns.

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

8. One of the Soviets with all of his life-support equipment would weigh 360 earth pounds. What does he weigh in lunar weight?
(a) 70 pounds.
(b) 500 pounds.
(c) 100 pounds.
(d) 60 pounds.

9. After the explosions in Havana, when does the first U.S. Air Force heavy cargo plane land?
(a) One o'clock.
(b) Two o'clock.
(c) Noon.
(d) Five o'clock.

10. Who escapes from the Soviet communications center when Pitt and Quintana break in?
(a) Polevoi.
(b) Velikov.
(c) Maisky.
(d) Antonov.

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

12. How many of Major Borchev's men die in the fight with Clark's men?
(a) 12 men.
(b) All but himself and 2 others.
(c) 5 men.
(d) 4 men.

13. What does Lyev Maisky tell General Velikov his new mission will be?
(a) Assassinate Castro.
(b) Bring down the Gettysburg on Cuban soil.
(c) Kill the Americans.
(d) Repair the Prosperteer.

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

15. What does Pitt take with him on the Dasher as the assault team prepares to attack Cayo Santa Maria?
(a) A lead pipe.
(b) A baseball bat.
(c) A switchblade.
(d) A gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mistake does Pitt make after killing two guards in a passageway to the communications center?

2. How tall is the tidal wave that results from the explosions of the three ships in the Havana harbor?

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

4. What type of car is driven by the Cuban taxi driver that Pitt and Jessie ride with?

5. How high is the Pisto flung when the Amy Bigalow and Ozero Zaysan blow up?

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