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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Edwards and his men are supposed to hike about two hundred miles. How long is their journey supposed to last?
(a) Ten days.
(b) A month.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two weeks.

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

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

4. 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) His men are desperate to get out of enemy territory.
(b) Their hiding place is under fire.
(c) The Russians are too close to their hiding place.
(d) Edwards and his men are low on supplies.

5. While Edwards is communicating with command about an attack on the Keflavik airfield, two important areas of the base are destroyed. What are they?
(a) The barracks and the terminal.
(b) The electric plant and the tower.
(c) The airplane hangars and the barracks.
(d) The terminal and the supply housing.

6. Where was Georgiyevich when the information that led to the war was discussed with the Politburo?
(a) He was visiting relatives in Serbia.
(b) He was in America on business.
(c) He was home with an illness.
(d) He was on his lunch break.

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

8. During his interview with Calloway, O'Malley says that the Allied troops' ability to survive depends on what?
(a) All troops working independantly, apart from each other.
(b) All parts of the military's defenses working together.
(c) The Allied forces' ability to keep their plans secret.
(d) The Allies' ability to unite with other countries.

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

10. The men that escape the sunken submarine are captured and taken on board the Pharris. How are they treated?
(a) They are well cared for, but they are separated from the rest of the crew.
(b) They are executed.
(c) They are locked in a store room and given minimal food and water.
(d) They are tortured for information.

11. What happens to the captain that Morris replaces on his new ship?
(a) He has a nervous breakdown.
(b) He collapses due to a bleeding ulcer.
(c) He dies in an enemy attack.
(d) He suffers from epilepsy.

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

13. 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 that the Russians deserved it.
(c) He says the submarine sinking was the saddest sound he'd ever heard.
(d) He says that it was the happiest day of his life.

14. What important thing does Edwards tell Vigdis about his feelings toward her before they are rescued?
(a) He tells her that he loves her.
(b) He tells her that he views her as a sister.
(c) He tells her that he has to leave the country without her.
(d) He tells her that she reminds him of his girlfriend.

15. In this section of the book, Sergetov questions a Russian soldier who has returned from the front. How is the soldier related to him?
(a) He is Sergetov's son.
(b) He is Sergetov's brother.
(c) He is Sergetov's cousin.
(d) He is Sergetov's nephew.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Edward and Vigdis encounter an enemy helicopter, how do they avoid detection?

2. What is the name of the girl Edwards and his men take with them when they leave the village?

3. What happened to Edwards's girlfriend?

4. After McCafferty arrives in Scotland, what does he discover about his skirmish with the Russian convoy?

5. When American forces attack the Keflavik air base, how many American planes do the Russians take down in their counter-attack?

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