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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens at a local farmhouse when Edwards and his men prepare to ask for food?
(a) One of the men is shot in a Russian ambush.
(b) Russians break in and brutalize the family.
(c) They are forced to hide when a group of Russians questions locals about their whereabouts.
(d) They are recognized and questioned by local police.

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

3. How does Morris get the Pharris back to land after it is damaged?
(a) He engages the ship's secondary engines.
(b) He plugs the holes in the ship.
(c) He arranges for a tug to pull them back to shore.
(d) He fixes and restarts the engines.

4. When McCafferty fires upon the Russian convoy, he saves a submarine crew from which country?
(a) Norway.
(b) The Ukraine.
(c) He didn't save a submarine crew.
(d) Iceland.

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

6. 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) Germany.
(d) Russia.

7. What does Georgiyevich say his replacement told the Politburo when the war was discussed with the Politburo?
(a) His replacement kept silent when asked for his report.
(b) His replacement told the Politburo what they wanted to hear.
(c) His replacement tried to talk the Politburo into attacking immediately.
(d) His replacement tried to dissuade the Politburo from going to war.

8. Before O'Malley sank the submarine, what role did he play as a helicopter pilot?
(a) He only flew supplies for the military.
(b) He did only intelligence and surveillance.
(c) He did only search and rescue.
(d) He flew medical helicopters.

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

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

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

12. 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.

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

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

15. How do Alekeseyev and Sergetov leave the scene the helicopter crash?
(a) They walk and then comandeer a truck.
(b) They hike to the nearest Russian camp.
(c) They disguise themselves and hitch hike.
(d) They force a local man to drive them to the nearest Russian company.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Morris did not receive much warning that the journalist was to join his ship, but he determines that the journalist is professional. Why?

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