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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. 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 find and shoot a deer.
(c) They recieve orders to relocate to a different part of the country.
(d) They are attacked by Allied planes.

2. When the Russians locate a damaged American submarine, another Allied vessel distracts the Russians and leads them away. What is the name of that vessel?
(a) The Nimitz.
(b) The Chicago.
(c) The Reuban James.
(d) The Pharris.

3. What do Edwards and his men do when they realize that they have been located by the Russians on the mountain?
(a) They retreat to another hill.
(b) They take defensive positions and wait for the Russians to come close to them.
(c) They radio an Allied helicopter to come shoot the Russians.
(d) They scatter and hide in the mountains.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Americans attack the Keflavik air base, Edwards announces that he and his men will have to relocate to a third location. Why?

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

3. Toland observes that the Allied forces are capable of beating the Russians, but they must be able to do what first?

4. What does Morris do to gain information from the Russian prisoners about the whereabouts of other vessels?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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