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

2. Where are Alekeseyev and Sergetov when their helicopter is shot down?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Russia.
(c) Iceland.
(d) Germany.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Edwards notes that Vigdis does not complain about having to move about in hostile territory. Why is this especially significant?

2. Morris is reassigned to a new ship. What is the name of that ship?

3. 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?

4. After O'Malley sinks his first live submarine, what does he say about his feelings?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. When Alekeseyev and Sergetov discuss the offensive in Germany, do they decide that the war is going well, or that it is going poorly?

7. How does Morris respond when the Battleaxe asks, "What the Devil is a Ruben James?"

8. Describe Edwards's and his men's actions when they realize they have been spotted by Russian forces.

9. What contributes to Edwards's decision to relocate his men a second time?

10. What happens to the helicopter Alekeseyev and Sergetov are on in Germany, and what do the men do afterward?

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