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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. An American soldier and Major Chapeyev are shot down in the same area, and Chapeyev attempts to take the American captive. What does the American ask the Chapeyev that dissuades him from doing so?
(a) He asks the Russian if he can really bear to kill him in cold blood.
(b) He asks the Russian if he has enough shark repellent.
(c) He asks the Russian to share his water with him.
(d) He asks the Russian if captives really matter at sea.

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

3. When Calloway interviews O'Malley about sinking the submarine, what does O'Malley point out about the American military?
(a) The Russians fired on the Americans first.
(b) The military never takes joy in sinking enemy vessels.
(c) That Calloway can not understand combat because he's a civilian.
(d) The military never uses the word "killing."

4. What do Edwards and his men do with the bodies of the Russian soldiers that were killed in the farmhouse?
(a) They put them in their own jeep, push it off a cliff, and set it on fire.
(b) They arrange the bodies to make it look like they were ambushed.
(c) They bury the bodies in the fields behind the farmhouse.
(d) They leave them in the farmhouse.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What important thing does Edwards tell Vigdis about his feelings toward her before they are rescued?

2. Before O'Malley sank the submarine, what role did he play as a helicopter pilot?

3. On the Pharris, Morris realizes that the loss of the Keflavik air base is more significant than he once anticipated. Why?

4. What marking will the Pharris receive that indicates that it has sunk a submarine?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does O'Malley react after he sinks his first submarine?

7. What does O'Malley say is significant about the military's refusal to use the word "killing"?

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

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

10. What honors does Morris receive once he reaches Norfolk?

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