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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Russians sink both submarines that are traveling with the Chicago, what country's submarine contacts the Chicago and asks them if they are alone?
(a) America.
(b) Britain.
(c) Russia.
(d) Germany.

2. What was Edward's girlfriend's name?
(a) Carrie.
(b) Grace.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Sandy.

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

4. Morris did not receive much warning that the journalist was to join his ship, but he determines that the journalist is professional. Why?
(a) The journalist stays out of the way.
(b) The journalist is very well-spoken.
(c) The journalist has a good reputation.
(d) The journalist only carries one bag.

5. Edwards and his group are supposed to reach a nearby mountain where they hope to be picked up. What are they supposed to do once they reach their destination?
(a) Report everything that they see to their command.
(b) Take cover and await further orders.
(c) Signal a helicopter to come pick them up.
(d) Make camp and prepare to march again the next day.

6. Who is the Russian Central Committee member who explains to Sergetov how the Politburo organizes reports?
(a) Boris Georgiyevich.
(b) Georg Udovitsky.
(c) Henrik Georgiyevich.
(d) Dmitry Medvedev.

7. What kind of submarine does Morris and the other ship sink?
(a) A coal-burning submarine.
(b) An internal-combustion submarine.
(c) A nuclear submarine.
(d) An oil-powered submarine.

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

9. Five Russian soldiers die in the family's farmhouse. How are they killed?
(a) They get in a fight and kill each other.
(b) They eat poisoned food that the family gave them.
(c) Edwards and his men kill them.
(d) The family shoots them.

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

11. What do Edwards and his men do with the bodies of the Russian soldiers that were killed in the farmhouse?
(a) They leave them in the farmhouse.
(b) They put them in their own jeep, push it off a cliff, and set it on fire.
(c) They bury the bodies in the fields behind the farmhouse.
(d) They arrange the bodies to make it look like they were ambushed.

12. What happened to O'Malley that makes him relate to Morris's grief about the death of his men?
(a) O'Malley has recently lost several family members.
(b) He himself lost two friends in an attack in Vietnam.
(c) He knows many other sailors who have lost comrades.
(d) O'Malley was on a ship near the Pharris during the attack.

13. 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) O'Mally dislikes Morris and wants to make him look bad.
(c) The other ship will have to fill out the environmental impact statement.
(d) The other ship has never hit a submarine.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes a Russian soldier to locate Edwards and his men on the mountain?

2. How many men escape the submarine that the Pharris sinks?

3. What is the name of the defensive maneuver that the Allied forces execute in Chapter 35?

4. What does Morris do to gain information from the Russian prisoners about the whereabouts of other vessels?

5. What does Georgiyevich say his replacement told the Politburo when the war was discussed with the Politburo?

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