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

2. What causes the Russians to begin searching for Edwards and his men after the American attack on the Keflavik air base?
(a) A Russian patrol found their footprints near their hiding place.
(b) They saw Edwards and his men when they left their original 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.

3. Toland observes that the Allied forces are capable of beating the Russians, but they must be able to do what first?
(a) Locate them.
(b) Intimidate them.
(c) Buy more missiles.
(d) Cooperate with other countries.

4. Doghouse tells Edwards and his men are told to "take a little hike." Where are they supposed to go?
(a) A town called Hvammsfjordur.
(b) A distant Marine outpost.
(c) The nearest American ship.
(d) To meet up with another group of stranded Marines.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What British town houses the USS Nimitz while it is repaired and prepared for service?

2. How does O'Malley try to help Morris deal with the deaths of the men on the Pharris?

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

4. 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?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. After the Pharris sinks a Russian submarine, how does Morris treat the Russian sailors he captures?

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

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

7. What does Sergetov's son say when his father questions him about the war?

8. Give an example of a character who is concerned about Morris's ability to captain the Ruben James. Why is the character concerned?

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

10. Do the crews of the Ruben James and the Battleaxe get along?

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