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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. Five Russian soldiers die in the family's farmhouse. How are they killed?
(a) The family shoots them.
(b) They get in a fight and kill each other.
(c) Edwards and his men kill them.
(d) They eat poisoned food that the family gave them.

2. Edwards and his men are supposed to hike about two hundred miles. How long is their journey supposed to last?
(a) Two months.
(b) A month.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Ten days.

3. What is unusual about McCafferty's kill in chapters 35-39?
(a) The vessel sinks, but most of the crew escapes.
(b) The rescue buoy is deployed, even though all the sailors are already dead.
(c) The vessel is not severely damaged, but sinks anyway.
(d) Three men flee on a recuse raft.

4. In chapters 27-34, the Americans attack the Russians at the air base using what new technology?
(a) Unmanned fighter drones.
(b) Radar-jamming technology.
(c) Heat-seeking missiles.
(d) Planes that are undetected by radars.

5. What marking will the Pharris receive that indicates that it has sunk a submarine?
(a) All of the men will be given special medals.
(b) A submarine will be painted on the bow.
(c) The Pharris will be given a new name.
(d) A special flag will be flown on the ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. During his interview with Calloway, O'Malley says that the Allied troops' ability to survive depends on what?

2. The men that escape the sunken submarine are captured and taken on board the Pharris. How are they treated?

3. How do Alekeseyev and Sergetov leave the scene the helicopter crash?

4. What honor does Morris receive once he is back on American soil?

5. What happens to the Pharris in chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Edwards berated after the incident at the farmhouse?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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