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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Russians discover the soldiers Edwards's group killed at the farmhouse, what do they decide to do?
(a) Report the deaths and await further orders.
(b) Search for the band of Allied soldiers that must be nearby.
(c) Assume they died in an accident and determine to be more careful.
(d) Bury the Russians and leave the area.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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 cousin.
(b) He is Sergetov's brother.
(c) He is Sergetov's nephew.
(d) He is Sergetov's son.

5. What new job is Morris given once he is back in the States?
(a) He will advise the President on the war.
(b) He will be sent to a new American base.
(c) He will work in intelligence.
(d) He will work as a commander.

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

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

8. 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 is promoted within the military.
(c) He receives recognition for his efforts on the Pharris.
(d) A family thanks him for fighting for his country.

9. How does O'Malley try to help Morris deal with the deaths of the men on the Pharris?
(a) He asks Morris to write about the details of the attack.
(b) He recommends that Morris see a psychiatrist.
(c) He encourages Morris to forget about the Pharris and focus on his new crew.
(d) He asks him to have a drink and has him talk about what happened.

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

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

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 will have to fill out the environmental impact statement.
(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 hit the submarine first.

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

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is the Russian Central Committee member who explains to Sergetov how the Politburo organizes reports?

4. McCafferty fires three torpedoes at a Russian convoy, but is unable to confirm a hit. Why?

5. In chapters 27-34, the Americans attack the Russians at the air base using what new technology?

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