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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much horsepower does the tugboat have that Jack is using to move boats out of the Havana harbor?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 1,500.

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

3. How long has it been since Castro came down from the mountains of the Sierra Maestra?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 45 years.

4. Why is the President awakened at one in the morning in Chapter 52?
(a) A coded transmission has been intercepted from the Soviets.
(b) The mission to destroy the communication center on Cayo Santa Maria has been delayed.
(c) The Gettysburg has cast off.
(d) The Selenos 8 is preparing to fire weapons.

5. Where does Pitt get permission for the Gettysburg to land?
(a) Key West Naval Air Station.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Miami.
(d) Cape Canaveral.

6. How old does Hilda Kronberg appear to be?
(a) 65.
(b) 75.
(c) 70.
(d) 80.

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

8. How much older is Jessie than Pitt?
(a) About 10 years.
(b) About 15 years.
(c) About 5 years.
(d) About 20 years.

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

10. How much of a head start does Pitt believe he can gain after leaving the fourth checkpoint?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) An hour.

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

12. Where are the moon colonists flown after landing at Key West Naval Base?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Houston.
(c) Walter Reed Medical Center.
(d) Kennedy Space Center.

13. Who is leading the group of men who will guard the docks while Pitt and the others try to move the ships?
(a) Hagan.
(b) Joe.
(c) Clark.
(d) Manny.

14. When does Fidel Castro intend to expose the Soviet plot to undermine Cuban sovereignty?
(a) On the day of the Triumph of the Revolution.
(b) During Labor Day.
(c) On Independence Day.
(d) During the Education Day celebration.

15. Where did Jessie go to high school?
(a) In Michigan.
(b) In Wyoming.
(c) In Iowa.
(d) In Montana.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Ozero Zaysan weigh?

2. What is the cargo of the Ozero Zaysan?

3. Where is the CIA training center located in the Bahamas?

4. After the Selenos 8 lands on the moon, how long do the Soviets estimate it will take to make contact with the moon base?

5. How old is the guard at the fourth checkpoint that Jessie, Pitt, and the taxi driver encounter?

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