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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many missiles were fired at the American planes by the Russians?
(a) 4
(b) 10
(c) 5
(d) 3

2. Who plans a political makeover of the military?
(a) CIA
(b) Politburo
(c) FBI
(d) NSA

3. Which of the following terms best describes the condition of the injured Russian soldier?
(a) Stable
(b) Unstable
(c) Comatose
(d) Critical

4. How are the Russians convinced that the Red October is destroyed?
(a) Photos are sent to Moscow
(b) Sailors that were rescued attest to the destruction of the ship
(c) Russian military official goes to see wreckage of Ethan Allen
(d) The government releases a news statement

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

6. Where is the secret port?
(a) New York
(b) Washington
(c) Florida
(d) Virginia

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

8. Where was the deep sea rescue vehicle before heading to its new destination
(a) Following the Kirov
(b) Following the Invincible
(c) Wreckage of the Politovskiy
(d) Stalking the Red October

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

10. Which of the following words best describes the situation on the tenth day?
(a) Standard
(b) Uneventful
(c) Critical
(d) Peaceful

11. In what month does this story take place?
(a) December
(b) July
(c) January
(d) March

12. Which of the follow does the Dallas not send to the Red October?
(a) Food
(b) Oxygen
(c) Medical assistance
(d) Fix some of the equipment

13. 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

14. Which of the following equipment can be used to track vessels and planes in the ocean?
(a) Both of the above answers
(b) Sonar
(c) Radar
(d) Neither of the above answers

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following ships is a Russian ship left behind to watch what the Americans do?

2. What two ships accompany the Red October to its secret destination?

3. How is the Red October attempting to keep ships at a distance?

4. Where does Filitov go after he learns of the spy aboard the Red October?

5. Why do the officers tell the crew they will stay on board?

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