View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does O'Malley, a member of Morris' crew, offer the credit for the submarine kill to the other ship?
(a) The other ship hit the submarine first.
(b) O'Mally dislikes Morris and wants to make him look bad.
(c) The other ship will have to fill out the environmental impact statement.
(d) The other ship has never hit a submarine.

2. In Chapters 35-39, McCafferty scores a hit by sinking which vessel?
(a) The Triton.
(b) The Nautilus.
(c) The Turtle.
(d) The Foxtrot.

3. While the Russian soldiers are looking for Edwards and his men, what happens to distract them?
(a) They are faced with an angry mob of locals.
(b) They recieve orders to relocate to a different part of the country.
(c) They are attacked by Allied planes.
(d) They find and shoot a deer.

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

5. In Iceland, Edwards and his men near the hill Doghouse told them to reach but are unable to approach it. Why?
(a) Their command tells them to change their destination.
(b) A helicopter is circling the hill.
(c) The Russians have located their group.
(d) It is already occupied.

Short Answer Questions

1. Morris did not receive much warning that the journalist was to join his ship, but he determines that the journalist is professional. Why?

2. After McCafferty arrives in Scotland, what does he discover about his skirmish with the Russian convoy?

3. What kind of submarine does Morris and the other ship sink?

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

5. The Politburo divides reports into which three categories?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 917 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample