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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Edward and Vigdis encounter an enemy helicopter, how do they avoid detection?
(a) They pretend to be village fishermen.
(b) They dive into the river..
(c) They pose as a young, romantic couple.
(d) They hide in the reeds on the riverbank.

2. What British town houses the USS Nimitz while it is repaired and prepared for service?
(a) Southampton.
(b) Glasgow.
(c) Cornwall.
(d) London.

3. In Iceland, Edwards and his men near the hill Doghouse told them to reach but are unable to approach it. Why?
(a) A helicopter is circling the hill.
(b) Their command tells them to change their destination.
(c) It is already occupied.
(d) The Russians have located their group.

4. What is the full name of the captain of the Battleaxe?
(a) Nick D'Onofrio.
(b) Doug Perrin.
(c) Robert Paulson.
(d) Jacob Harrison.

5. The Politburo divides reports into which three categories?
(a) Important, urgent, critical.
(b) Best case, middle case, and worst case.
(c) Low importance, medium importance, high importance.
(d) Yellow, orange, and red.

6. What honor does Morris receive once he is back on American soil?
(a) He receives recognition for his efforts on the Pharris.
(b) He is thanked by the military for his work as a spy.
(c) He is promoted within the military.
(d) A family thanks him for fighting for his country.

7. What do Edwards and his men do when they realize that they have been located by the Russians on the mountain?
(a) They radio an Allied helicopter to come shoot the Russians.
(b) They scatter and hide in the mountains.
(c) They retreat to another hill.
(d) They take defensive positions and wait for the Russians to come close to them.

8. What do Alekeseyev and Sergetov conclude about the Russian offensive in Germany?
(a) The Germans are close to surrendering.
(b) The Russians are capable of winning but need more weapons.
(c) The offensive is not going well.
(d) The Russian offensive is going according to plan.

9. What is the name of the girl Edwards and his men take with them when they leave the village?
(a) Helena.
(b) Vigdis.
(c) Elena.
(d) Katia.

10. How does Morris communicate with the Russian prisoners from the sunken submarine?
(a) They use sign language.
(b) Morris speaks Russian.
(c) They use More Code.
(d) One of them speaks English.

11. In Chapters 35-39, McCafferty scores a hit by sinking which vessel?
(a) The Turtle.
(b) The Nautilus.
(c) The Triton.
(d) The Foxtrot.

12. Why does O'Malley, a member of Morris' crew, offer the credit for the submarine kill to the other ship?
(a) The other ship hit the submarine first.
(b) The other ship has never hit a submarine.
(c) O'Mally dislikes Morris and wants to make him look bad.
(d) The other ship will have to fill out the environmental impact statement.

13. Before Morris sails from New York Harbor, he is joined by a reporter. What is the reporter's name?
(a) Rick Kogan.
(b) William Calloway.
(c) Gerald Marzorati.
(d) Patrick Flynn.

14. Terry Mackell has great success locating tanks with what kind of instrument?
(a) Satellites.
(b) Antennae.
(c) Radar.
(d) Sonar.

15. After O'Malley sinks his first live submarine, what does he say about his feelings?
(a) He says that he's ready to sink more submarines.
(b) He says the submarine sinking was the saddest sound he'd ever heard.
(c) He says that it was the happiest day of his life.
(d) He says that the Russians deserved it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Edwards and his men do with the bodies of the Russian soldiers that were killed in the farmhouse?

2. Five Russian soldiers die in the family's farmhouse. How are they killed?

3. During his interview with Calloway, O'Malley says that the Allied troops' ability to survive depends on what?

4. What is unusual about McCafferty's kill in chapters 35-39?

5. Before O'Malley sank the submarine, what role did he play as a helicopter pilot?

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