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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long will it take to restart the Amy Bigelow's engines?
(a) 10 hours.
(b) 5 hours.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 4 hours.

2. After the President is awakened at one in the morning in Chapter 52, when will Brogan's team will hit Cayo Santa Maria?
(a) 0200 hours.
(b) 1200 hours.
(c) 0300 hours.
(d) 0100 hours.

3. What is the name of the tugboat that Jack is using to move boats out of the Havana harbor?
(a) Barca.
(b) Pescado.
(c) Cazuela.
(d) Pisto.

4. What is on some of the rocks near the lunar colony that the Soviets are walking around?
(a) Orange paint.
(b) Green paint.
(c) Blue paint.
(d) Purple paint.

5. At the briefing at Camp David, how much time does Hudson say there is until the colonists leave the moon?
(a) 36 hours.
(b) 15 hours.
(c) 24 hours.
(d) 48 hours.

6. How tall is the tidal wave that results from the explosions of the three ships in the Havana harbor?
(a) 50 feet high.
(b) 10 feet high.
(c) 100 feet high.
(d) 5 feet high.

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

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

9. What time is it when Jack's tugboat returns from the Ozero Baykai to move the next ship?
(a) 6:30.
(b) 5:30.
(c) 3:30.
(d) 4:30.

10. Which President placed Cuba off limits to Americans?
(a) Reagan.
(b) Ford.
(c) Nixon.
(d) Carter.

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

12. A man comes walking down the street toward Sandecker, Giordino, and Jessie with a large group of children. What are they singing?
(a) Yankee Doodle.
(b) Battle Hymn of the Republic.
(c) Amazing Grace.
(d) Ants Go Marching.

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

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the first place that Pitt is taken after his rescue by submarine?

2. What does Pitt take with him on the Dasher as the assault team prepares to attack Cayo Santa Maria?

3. How far away are seagulls crushed by the concussion when the Amy Bigalow and Ozero Zaysan blow up?

4. From how far away do fire units come into Havana?

5. How much horsepower does the tugboat have that Jack is using to move boats out of the Havana harbor?

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