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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Edwards notes that Vigdis does not complain about having to move about in hostile territory. Why is this especially significant?
(a) Vigdis is pregnant.
(b) Vigdis has never left her family before.
(c) Vigdis' leg is broken.
(d) Vigdis has a wounded shoulder.

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

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. While Edwards is communicating with command about an attack on the Keflavik airfield, two important areas of the base are destroyed. What are they?

3. When Calloway interviews O'Malley about sinking the submarine, what does O'Malley point out about the American military?

4. What is the name of Georgiyevich's driver?

5. What happens at a local farmhouse when Edwards and his men prepare to ask for food?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Morris treat the captured Russian sailors so well?

2. Why is Vigdis's pregnancy not unusual in Icelandic society?

3. Why does Morris have to arrange for a tug boat to haul the Pharris back to shore?

4. Explain how all reports given to the Politburo are divided and organized.

5. Why is McCafferty frustrated with his actions against the Russians?

6. Describe the interaction between the Russian and American pilots who end up near each other in the ocean after an air fight.

7. What response does Edwards provide when warned about how "tough" the 200-mile hike to Hvammsfjordur will be?

8. Describe the after-effects of the Allies' defensive maneuver they call "Doolittle."

9. Why do Edwards and his men attack and kill five Russian soldiers at a local farmhouse?

10. How does Morris react when Calloway, an American reporter, sails with Morris's crew?

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