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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the defensive maneuver that the Allied forces execute in Chapter 35?
(a) "Doolittle."
(b) "Eliza."
(c) "Magoo."
(d) "Zigzag."

2. What causes the Russians to begin searching for Edwards and his men after the American attack on the Keflavik air base?
(a) Edwards and his men were spotted while trying to signal for help.
(b) They believe someone is feeding information to the Americans.
(c) A Russian patrol found their footprints near their hiding place.
(d) They saw Edwards and his men when they left their original hiding place.

3. On the Pharris, Morris realizes that the loss of the Keflavik air base is more significant than he once anticipated. Why?
(a) It allows the Russians to attack both by air and by sea.
(b) It means that the Navy can not contact their ships at sea.
(c) It means the Navy can not use any air planes.
(d) It allows the Russians to bring in reinforcements.

4. How many men escape the submarine that the Pharris sinks?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Six.

5. What happens to the farmhouse after Edwards and his men dispose of the Russian bodies?
(a) It is abandoned.
(b) Edwards and his men burn it.
(c) The fate of the house itself is not mentioned.
(d) The Russians occupy the house.

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

7. What happens to the Pharris in chapter 27?
(a) It runs aground on a sand bar.
(b) It's hit by a torpedo.
(c) It's bombed by a Russian fighter pilot.
(d) It hits an underwater mine.

8. After McCafferty arrives in Scotland, what does he discover about his skirmish with the Russian convoy?
(a) He frightened the Russians away.
(b) He interupted a Norwegian attack on the Russians.
(c) He managed to sink a Russian vessel.
(d) He damaged three Russian ships.

9. Toland observes that the Allied forces are capable of beating the Russians, but they must be able to do what first?
(a) Intimidate them.
(b) Buy more missiles.
(c) Cooperate with other countries.
(d) Locate them.

10. Morris decides to treat the prisoners from the sunken submarine in a very unusual way. Why does Morris decide to treat the prisoners this way?
(a) It's the best way to gain information from them.
(b) It's to avenge the deaths of the soldiers the Russians killed.
(c) It's to prevent the Russians from spying on the Americans.
(d) It's the safest way to get the Russians off the Pharris.

11. Why is O'Malley worried about Morris's ability to captain the Ruben James?
(a) He lost men on the Pharris, and may find returning to command too stressful.
(b) O'Mally believes that Morris is too inexperienced to captain such a large ship.
(c) Morris is disliked by the other men on the ship.
(d) Morris says that he is tired of being in command and wishes to return to port.

12. An American soldier and Major Chapeyev are shot down in the same area, and Chapeyev attempts to take the American captive. What does the American ask the Chapeyev that dissuades him from doing so?
(a) He asks the Russian if captives really matter at sea.
(b) He asks the Russian if he can really bear to kill him in cold blood.
(c) He asks the Russian to share his water with him.
(d) He asks the Russian if he has enough shark repellent.

13. What is the name of Georgiyevich's driver?
(a) Vitaly.
(b) Dima.
(c) Sergey.
(d) Dmitri.

14. While the Russian soldiers are looking for Edwards and his men, what happens to distract them?
(a) They recieve orders to relocate to a different part of the country.
(b) They find and shoot a deer.
(c) They are faced with an angry mob of locals.
(d) They are attacked by Allied planes.

15. After the Americans attack the Keflavik air base, Edwards announces that he and his men will have to relocate to a third location. Why?
(a) Their hiding place is under fire.
(b) His men are desperate to get out of enemy territory.
(c) Edwards and his men are low on supplies.
(d) The Russians are too close to their hiding place.

Short Answer Questions

1. The men that escape the sunken submarine are captured and taken on board the Pharris. How are they treated?

2. What marking will the Pharris receive that indicates that it has sunk a submarine?

3. Why does O'Malley, a member of Morris' crew, offer the credit for the submarine kill to the other ship?

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

5. In this section of the book, Sergetov questions a Russian soldier who has returned from the front. How is the soldier related to him?

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