2. What does the Pentagon want to tell the Red October on the twelfth day?
(a) That they know about the defection
(b) That the radiation leak is real
(c) Not to approach port
(d) That they have captured an injured sailor

3. How many days did Jones track the unknown submarine?
(a) 1 month
(b) 2 weeks
(c) 2 days
(d) 5 days

4. What do the Red October and Invincible agree to do?
(a) Ignore each other
(b) Attack one of the Russian subs together
(c) Protect each other
(d) Meet

5. Which word best describes how the Russian sailors react to what they see in the United States?
(a) Ambivalent
(b) Disgusted
(c) Unaffected
(d) Amazed

6. Which of the following ships decides to stop all aggressive movements in order to hunt for the Red October?
(a) Kennedy
(b) Kirov
(c) Dallas
(d) Ethan Allen

7. Why does the Dallas surface?
(a) To track the Red October
(b) To communicate
(c) To get new orders
(d) To avoid being tracked by a Soviet sub

8. At the end of the novel, what happens to most of the characters?
(a) Go back to their lives
(b) Return to CIA headquarters
(c) Held in custody
(d) Returned to Russia

9. Most of the incidents on the tenth day can be referred to as which of the following?
(a) Mistakes
(b) Major
(c) Massive
(d) Minor

10. Which of the following idioms describes the feelings on both sides of the conflict on the tenth day?
(a) Blessing in disguise
(b) A piece of cake
(c) On edge
(d) Over the top

11. Which of the following ships is a Russian ship left behind to watch what the Americans do?
(a) Dallas
(b) Porgy
(c) Konovalov
(d) Kennedy

12. How does the Konovalov identify the Red October?
(a) Sonar
(b) Distinctive sound
(c) Distinctive looks when seen
(d) The Russians on board

13. What message does the Invincible send to the Red October?
(a) Do not submerge again
(b) We won't harm you
(c) You're being chased
(d) Surrender or else

14. Which of the following words can be used to describe how the planes from both sides know where the other planes are located?
(a) Locating
(b) Tracking
(c) Spying
(d) Attacking

15. On the eleventh day, what activity is continuing to occur on the Red October?
(a) Look for the planted spy
(b) Telling the crew of the mission
(c) Search for defectors
(d) Look for the radiation leak